Burundi vs Liberia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burundi
4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia
3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
152nd
Liberia rank
155th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burundi
- Liberia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia, a difference of 643,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 152nd and Liberia ranks 155th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 180,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 190,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1870s | 201,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1880s | 213,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1890s | 226,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 508,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1900s | 243,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1910s | 278,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1920s | 345,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1930s | 458,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 527,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1940s | 603,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 493,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 723,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 818,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 911,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1970s | 978,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 755,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Burundi or Liberia?
- Burundi, at 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Burundi and Liberia?
- 643,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Liberia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burundi ranks 152nd and Liberia ranks 155th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.