Burundi vs Rwanda: Greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Burundi
3.88 million tonnes
in 2023
Rwanda
3.09 million tonnes
in 2023
Burundi rank
116th
Rwanda rank
119th

Greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020062023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 3.88 million tonnes against 3.09 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 790,000 tonnes.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 119th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.