Burundi vs Gambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Burundi
16.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Gambia
17.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
180th
Gambia rank
178th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 17.68 million tonnes against 16.69 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 989,200 tonnes.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Burundi ranks 180th and Gambia ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60,300 tonnes | 81,341 tonnes | 21,041 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1960s | 377,122 tonnes | 311,440 tonnes | 65,682 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.04 million tonnes | 865,436 tonnes | 176,712 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 247,426 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.82 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 632,147 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 7.05 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | 117,720 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 10.16 million tonnes | 11.18 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 2020s | 14.91 million tonnes | 16.10 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Burundi or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 17.68 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 Gambia?
- 989,200 tonnes, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Burundi ranks 180th and Gambia ranks 178th 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.