Burundi vs St. Lucia: Per capita methane emissions
Burundi
0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
St. Lucia
0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
184th
St. Lucia rank
183rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Burundi
- St. Lucia
How they compare
St. Lucia currently reports 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 184th and St. Lucia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 11 and St. Lucia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | St. Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1860s | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1870s | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1880s | 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1890s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1900s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1910s | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1920s | 0.4121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1930s | 0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1940s | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1950s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1960s | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1970s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.3324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Burundi or St. Lucia?
- St. Lucia, at 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Burundi and St. Lucia?
- 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with St. Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and St. Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and St. Lucia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 184th and St. Lucia ranks 183rd 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.