Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Burundi or Zambia?

Burundi, at 957.6 kt against 952 kt in Zambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Zambia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Burundi

957.6 kt

in 2023

Zambia

952 kt

in 2023

Burundi rank

141st

Zambia rank

142nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

Burundi
Zambia

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 957.6 kt against 952 kt in Zambia, a difference of 5.6 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 141st and Zambia ranks 142nd of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	216.63 kt	182.4 kt	34.22 kt	Burundi
1970s	237.64 kt	211.85 kt	25.79 kt	Burundi
1980s	309.48 kt	319.4 kt	9.91 kt	Zambia
1990s	398.44 kt	388.36 kt	10.08 kt	Burundi
2000s	511 kt	495.88 kt	15.12 kt	Burundi
2010s	733.6 kt	726.04 kt	7.56 kt	Burundi
2020s	916.3 kt	907.9 kt	8.4 kt	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Burundi or Zambia?: Burundi, at 957.6 kt against 952 kt in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Burundi and Zambia?: 5.6 kt, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Zambia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?: Burundi ranks 141st and Zambia ranks 142nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf