Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Burundi or Guyana?

Burundi, at 712.01 kt against 496.35 kt in Guyana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guyana?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Guyana: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Burundi

712.01 kt

in 2024

Guyana

496.35 kt

in 2024

Burundi rank

35th

Guyana rank

38th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Burundi
Guyana

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 712.01 kt against 496.35 kt in Guyana, a difference of 215.66 kt.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Guyana's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 35th and Guyana ranks 38th of 221 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	663.32 kt	379.91 kt	283.41 kt	Burundi
2000s	716.97 kt	482.41 kt	234.56 kt	Burundi
2010s	714.18 kt	497.13 kt	217.05 kt	Burundi
2020s	712.02 kt	493.66 kt	218.36 kt	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Burundi or Guyana?: Burundi, at 712.01 kt against 496.35 kt in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Burundi and Guyana?: 215.66 kt, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guyana?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Guyana rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Burundi ranks 35th and Guyana ranks 38th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.