Burundi vs Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Burundi
15.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde
16.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
182nd
Cape Verde rank
179th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 16.60 million tonnes against 15.80 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 802,100 tonnes.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 182nd and Cape Verde ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58,136 tonnes | 52,087 tonnes | 6,050 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1960s | 371,295 tonnes | 210,705 tonnes | 160,590 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.03 million tonnes | 641,958 tonnes | 393,038 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 829,206 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.55 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.66 million tonnes | 6.14 million tonnes | 523,098 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 9.61 million tonnes | 11.23 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 14.12 million tonnes | 15.43 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Burundi or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 16.60 million tonnes against 15.80 million tonnes in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Burundi and Cape Verde?
- 802,100 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cape Verde?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Cape Verde rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Burundi ranks 182nd and Cape Verde ranks 179th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.