Burundi vs Guyana: Methane emissions
Burundi
4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana
3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
133rd
Guyana rank
136th
Methane emissions over time
- Burundi
- Guyana
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana, a difference of 792,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Burundi ranks 133rd and Guyana ranks 136th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 394,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 798,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1860s | 405,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1870s | 419,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1880s | 433,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1890s | 447,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1900s | 462,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1910s | 511,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1920s | 625,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1930s | 787,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1940s | 950,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 553,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 426,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 801,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 901,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Burundi or Guyana?
- Burundi, at 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Burundi and Guyana?
- 792,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Guyana rank globally for methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 133rd and Guyana ranks 136th 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.