Burundi vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Burundi
0.0037 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0024 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
122nd
Uruguay rank
123rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Burundi
- Uruguay
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.0037 tonnes per person against 0.0024 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes per person.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.5 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Burundi ranks 122nd and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0962 tonnes per person | 0.0961 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0583 tonnes per person | 0.0579 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.022 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Burundi or Uruguay?
- Burundi, at 0.0037 tonnes per person against 0.0024 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Burundi and Uruguay?
- 0.0013 tonnes per person, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uruguay?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Burundi ranks 122nd and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.