Burundi vs Iraq: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Burundi
12,544 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
12,919 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
110th
Iraq rank
108th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Burundi
  • Iraq
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12,919 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,544 tonnes per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 375 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 110th and Iraq ranks 108th of 192 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 3,907 tonnes per square kilometre 1,370 tonnes per square kilometre 2,538 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
1970s 5,789 tonnes per square kilometre 2,068 tonnes per square kilometre 3,721 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 6,814 tonnes per square kilometre 3,102 tonnes per square kilometre 3,713 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 7,866 tonnes per square kilometre 4,500 tonnes per square kilometre 3,366 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 9,267 tonnes per square kilometre 6,392 tonnes per square kilometre 2,875 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 10,755 tonnes per square kilometre 9,269 tonnes per square kilometre 1,486 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 12,232 tonnes per square kilometre 12,157 tonnes per square kilometre 75.9 tonnes per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Burundi or Iraq?
Iraq, at 12,919 tonnes per square kilometre against 12,544 tonnes per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Burundi and Iraq?
375 tonnes per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Iraq rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Burundi ranks 110th and Iraq ranks 108th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.