Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burundi
4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
152nd
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burundi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burundi, a difference of 111,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 180,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 190,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 201,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 213,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 226,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 243,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 278,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 342,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 345,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 421,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 458,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 603,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 723,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 984,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 818,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 496,499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 978,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 635,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 588,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 631,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.24 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 Sierra Leone?
- 111,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burundi ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 151st 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.