Burundi vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Burundi
0.2566 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
115th
Nigeria rank
118th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Burundi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.2566 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0127 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Burundi ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0565 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4245 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.074 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4986 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.1377 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5535 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4158 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.1238 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2648 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.1748 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 0.2647 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2527 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.012 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Burundi or Nigeria?
Burundi, at 0.2566 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Burundi and Nigeria?
0.0127 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Burundi ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.