Statement:
South Africa produces more carbon dioxide than Burundi

In the Carbon dioxide emissions rating South Africa holds position #12 ²⁰¹⁹ out of 201 and Burundi is #173 out of 201 ²⁰¹⁹.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Burundi.

Referencies:

1. Carbon dioxide emissions ²⁰¹⁹ by CIA

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Tons of CO2' in descending order.

   Burundi	'Tons of CO2' value is	715,000
   South Africa	'Tons of CO2' value is	470,358,000