Burundi vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Burundi
327.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
410.78 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
147th
Rwanda rank
145th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 410.78 million tonnes against 327.33 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 83.45 million tonnes.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 147th and Rwanda ranks 145th of 194 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 32.08 million tonnes 35.74 million tonnes 3.66 million tonnes Rwanda
1960s 96.81 million tonnes 98.90 million tonnes 2.09 million tonnes Rwanda
1970s 148.66 million tonnes 165.45 million tonnes 16.79 million tonnes Rwanda
1980s 174.99 million tonnes 236.94 million tonnes 61.95 million tonnes Rwanda
1990s 201.99 million tonnes 274.99 million tonnes 73.00 million tonnes Rwanda
2000s 237.97 million tonnes 329.77 million tonnes 91.79 million tonnes Rwanda
2010s 276.19 million tonnes 373.00 million tonnes 96.81 million tonnes Rwanda
2020s 316.77 million tonnes 401.91 million tonnes 85.15 million tonnes Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 410.78 million tonnes against 327.33 million tonnes in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Burundi and Rwanda?
83.45 million tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Burundi ranks 147th and Rwanda ranks 145th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.