Burundi vs Seychelles: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Burundi
15.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Seychelles
16.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
182nd
Seychelles rank
181st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Burundi
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 16.11 million tonnes against 15.80 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 315,300 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 182nd and Seychelles ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 441,141 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 411,829 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.03 million tonnes | 326,096 tonnes | 708,900 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.55 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.66 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | 415,031 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 9.61 million tonnes | 10.56 million tonnes | 946,204 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 14.12 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 710,420 tonnes | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Burundi or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 16.11 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 Seychelles?
- 315,300 tonnes, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Seychelles rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Burundi ranks 182nd and Seychelles ranks 181st 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.