Burundi vs Eritrea: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Burundi
1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea
1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
125th
Eritrea rank
126th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Burundi
- Eritrea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 28,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Burundi ranks 125th and Eritrea ranks 126th of 201 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 41,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 49,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 63,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 71,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 81,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 104,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 145,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 159,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 338,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 752,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 497,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 525,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 961,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 436,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 715,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 286,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 667,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 744,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 813,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 634,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Burundi or Eritrea?
- Burundi, at 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Burundi and Eritrea?
- 28,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Burundi ranks 125th and Eritrea ranks 126th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.