Burundi vs Maldives: Per capita methane emissions
Burundi
0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives
0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
184th
Maldives rank
186th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Burundi
- Maldives
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 184th and Maldives ranks 186th of 199 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1860s | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1870s | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1880s | 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1890s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1900s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1910s | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1920s | 0.4121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1930s | 0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1940s | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1950s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1960s | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.3324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Burundi or Maldives?
- Burundi, at 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Burundi and Maldives?
- 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Maldives rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 184th and Maldives ranks 186th 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.