Burundi vs Jamaica: Greenhouse gas emissions
Burundi
9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica
9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burundi rank
148th
Jamaica rank
150th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burundi
- Jamaica
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica, a difference of 609,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 8 and Jamaica in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 741,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1860s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1880s | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 968,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1910s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 620,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 578,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burundi |
| 1960s | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 570,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 9.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 842,464 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 Jamaica?
- Burundi, at 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Burundi and Jamaica?
- 609,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Jamaica rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burundi ranks 148th and Jamaica ranks 150th 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.