Burundi vs Mauritius: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burundi
4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
152nd
Mauritius rank
149th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burundi
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 152nd and Mauritius ranks 149th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 13 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 180,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 190,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 201,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 213,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 226,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 243,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 278,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 345,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 458,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 341,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 603,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 465,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 723,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 403,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 818,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1970s | 978,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Burundi and Mauritius?
- 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Mauritius rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burundi ranks 152nd and Mauritius ranks 149th 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.