Burundi vs Rwanda: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Burundi
9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
148th
Rwanda rank
147th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 14,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 148th and Rwanda ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 11 and Rwanda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 911,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 664,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 775,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 739,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 663,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 9.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 9.72 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 Rwanda?
- 14,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Burundi ranks 148th and Rwanda ranks 147th 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.