Burundi vs Namibia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burundi
4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia
5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
152nd
Namibia rank
150th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burundi
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 152nd and Namibia ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 15 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 180,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 190,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 201,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 213,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 226,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 243,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 278,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 345,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 458,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 603,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 723,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 616,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 818,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1970s | 978,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 823,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 423,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 820,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 5.22 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 Namibia?
- 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Namibia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burundi ranks 152nd and Namibia ranks 150th 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.