Burundi vs Rwanda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Burundi
0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
197th
Rwanda rank
198th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 197th and Rwanda ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 12 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1860s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1870s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1880s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1900s | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1910s | 0.9456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1920s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1930s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1940s | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1950s | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.9862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.9435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.7679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.7313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burundi ranks 197th and Rwanda ranks 198th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.