Burundi vs Panama: Methane emissions
Burundi
4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama
4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
133rd
Panama rank
134th
Methane emissions over time
- Burundi
- Panama
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Panama, a difference of 474,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 133rd and Panama ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 394,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 405,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 419,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 433,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 447,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 395,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 462,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 482,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1910s | 511,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1920s | 625,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 729,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1930s | 787,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 904,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1940s | 950,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1950s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 774,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1990s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 853,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 471,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2020s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Burundi or Panama?
- Burundi, at 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Burundi and Panama?
- 474,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Panama rank globally for methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 133rd and Panama ranks 134th 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.