Burundi vs Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Burundi
0.1739 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Congo
0.1838 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
15th
Congo rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.1838 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1739 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Burundi, a difference of 0.0099 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Burundi ranks 15th and Congo ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10.67 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 9.05 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 3.98 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.98 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3683 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.06 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6937 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.43 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.974 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.544 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.4232 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5148 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0916 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1895 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1913 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1534 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1978 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0444 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Burundi or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.1838 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1739 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Burundi and Congo?
- 0.0099 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 15th and Congo ranks 14th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.