Burundi vs Gambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Burundi
0.371 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.4044 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
186th
Gambia rank
184th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.4044 tonnes per person against 0.371 tonnes per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0334 tonnes per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 186th and Gambia ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1960s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.8227 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.5371 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.5164 tonnes per person | 0.8413 tonnes per person | 0.325 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.5342 tonnes per person | 0.5123 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.4385 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.9232 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.462 tonnes per person | 0.691 tonnes per person | 0.229 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.4025 tonnes per person | 0.4189 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Burundi or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.4044 tonnes per person against 0.371 tonnes per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Burundi and Gambia?
- 0.0334 tonnes per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Burundi ranks 186th and Gambia ranks 184th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.