Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: Greenhouse gas emissions
Burundi
9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
148th
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burundi
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 148th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 17 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 740,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 549,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 566,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 706,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 601,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1920s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1930s | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1940s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1950s | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1980s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1990s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 220,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 2020s | 9.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Burundi, at 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burundi ranks 148th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.