Burundi vs Eritrea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Burundi
16.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Eritrea
19.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
180th
Eritrea rank
177th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Burundi
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 19.10 million tonnes against 16.69 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 2.42 million tonnes.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 180th and Eritrea ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.29 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 7.05 million tonnes | 7.63 million tonnes | 584,925 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 10.16 million tonnes | 12.94 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 14.91 million tonnes | 17.65 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Burundi or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 19.10 million tonnes against 16.69 million tonnes in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Burundi and Eritrea?
- 2.42 million tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Burundi ranks 180th and Eritrea ranks 177th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.