Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Burundi stood at 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Burundi peaked at 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1997.
Burundi ranks 152nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.99 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.04 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
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- 149 Iceland 26.71 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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- 154 Eswatini 13.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 155 Bhutan 13.34 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Burundi
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 14.39 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.8% (2025)
- Urban population 3.70 million (2025)
- Urban population 25.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.0653 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 16.69 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0653 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.0653 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Burundi?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Burundi was 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1997.
- How does Burundi rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Burundi ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.