Burundi vs Rwanda: Methane emissions
Burundi
4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
133rd
Rwanda rank
131st
Methane emissions over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 44,710 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 Rwanda ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 10 and Rwanda in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 394,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 405,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 419,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 433,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 447,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 462,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 511,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 259,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 625,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 787,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 299,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 950,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 342,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 836,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 649,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.75 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 Rwanda?
- 44,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 131st 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.