Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrous oxide emissions
Burundi
1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
125th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 129,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 41,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 49,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 63,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 71,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 81,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 104,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 145,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 159,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 338,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 497,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 525,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 417,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1970s | 715,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 667,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 433,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 744,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 652,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 813,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 861,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 129,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burundi ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.