Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Burundi, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Burundi is 0.0956 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Burundi peaked at 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 kilograms per international-$, in 1954.
That places Burundi 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0075 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0191 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.022 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0164 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0295 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0242 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0198 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0282 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0418 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0349 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0477 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0439 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0339 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0535 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0386 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0306 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0583 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0457 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0799 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0891 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Burundi?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Burundi was 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 kilograms per international-$ in 1954.
- How does Burundi rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).