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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.