Burundi vs Lebanon: Methane emissions
Burundi
4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lebanon
3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
133rd
Lebanon rank
135th
Methane emissions over time
- Burundi
- Lebanon
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lebanon, a difference of 722,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 133rd and Lebanon ranks 135th of 199 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 394,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 405,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 419,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 433,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 447,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 462,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 511,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 625,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 433,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 787,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 546,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 950,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 610,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 561,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 845,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 397,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 527,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1980s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 310,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 471,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Burundi or Lebanon?
- Burundi, at 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Burundi and Lebanon?
- 722,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lebanon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Lebanon rank globally for methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 133rd and Lebanon ranks 135th 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.