Burundi vs Palau: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Burundi
15.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Palau
11.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
182nd
Palau rank
185th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Burundi
- Palau
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 15.80 million tonnes against 11.40 million tonnes in Palau, a difference of 4.40 million tonnes.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 182nd and Palau ranks 185th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Palau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85,159 tonnes | 37,373 tonnes | 47,786 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1960s | 371,295 tonnes | 351,378 tonnes | 19,917 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 569,103 tonnes | Palau |
| 1980s | 2.42 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 742,259 tonnes | Palau |
| 1990s | 4.55 million tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | 557,397 tonnes | Palau |
| 2000s | 6.66 million tonnes | 7.19 million tonnes | 534,676 tonnes | Palau |
| 2010s | 9.61 million tonnes | 9.35 million tonnes | 257,795 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2020s | 14.12 million tonnes | 10.96 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Burundi or Palau?
- Burundi, at 15.80 million tonnes against 11.40 million tonnes in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Burundi and Palau?
- 4.40 million tonnes, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Palau?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Palau rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Burundi ranks 182nd and Palau ranks 185th 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.