Burundi vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Burundi
23.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
28.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
184th
Rwanda rank
181st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 28.81 tonnes per person against 23.3 tonnes per person in Burundi, a difference of 5.51 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 184th and Rwanda ranks 181st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.89 tonnes per person | 28.85 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1970s | 39.08 tonnes per person | 36.12 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1980s | 35.33 tonnes per person | 38.09 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 34.07 tonnes per person | 37.68 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 31.81 tonnes per person | 36.68 tonnes per person | 4.87 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 25.56 tonnes per person | 32.46 tonnes per person | 6.91 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 23.78 tonnes per person | 29.44 tonnes per person | 5.66 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 28.81 tonnes per person against 23.3 tonnes per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 5.51 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 184th and Rwanda ranks 181st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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 including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.