Burundi vs Suriname: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burundi
4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
152nd
Suriname rank
154th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burundi
- Suriname
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname, a difference of 606,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 152nd and Suriname ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 12 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 180,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 190,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 201,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 213,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 226,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 243,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 278,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 345,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 458,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 603,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 723,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 818,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 993,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1970s | 978,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 679,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,538 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 Suriname?
- Burundi, at 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Burundi and Suriname?
- 606,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Suriname rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burundi ranks 152nd and Suriname ranks 154th 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.