Burundi vs El Salvador: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Burundi
9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador
9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
148th
El Salvador rank
146th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Burundi
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 171,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
Burundi ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 946,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 674,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Burundi or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Burundi and El Salvador?
- 171,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and El Salvador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and El Salvador rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Burundi ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.