Burundi vs Eritrea: Methane emissions
Burundi
4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea
4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
133rd
Eritrea rank
132nd
Methane emissions over time
- Burundi
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 32,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 133rd and Eritrea ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 11 and Eritrea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 394,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 342,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 405,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 419,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 433,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 447,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 462,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 511,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 625,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 787,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 563,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 950,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 355,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 942,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 777,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Burundi or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Burundi and Eritrea?
- 32,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 133rd and Eritrea ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.