Burundi vs Rwanda: Nitrous oxide emissions
Burundi
1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
125th
Rwanda rank
128th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 68,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 125th and Rwanda ranks 128th of 201 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 38,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 41,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 49,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 63,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 71,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 81,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 104,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 145,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 159,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 338,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 431,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 497,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 610,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 525,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 629,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 715,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 784,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 667,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 893,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 744,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 813,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 68,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burundi ranks 125th and Rwanda ranks 128th 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.