Burundi vs Cyprus: Greenhouse gas emissions
Burundi
9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cyprus
9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
148th
Cyprus rank
149th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burundi
- Cyprus
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus, a difference of 208,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 148th and Cyprus ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 15 and Cyprus in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 472,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 497,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 922,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1980s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1990s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 9.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Burundi or Cyprus?
- Burundi, at 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Burundi and Cyprus?
- 208,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cyprus?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Cyprus rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burundi ranks 148th and Cyprus ranks 149th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.