Burundi vs Rwanda: Methane emissions, per capita
Burundi
0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
180th
Rwanda rank
181st
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 180th and Rwanda ranks 181st of 195 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.3324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 180th and Rwanda ranks 181st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.