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
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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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.