How does Burundi rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?

Burundi ranks 155th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Burundi

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Burundi
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Burundi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP was 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 19.1%

World rank

155th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2003

All-time low

0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Burundi, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Burundi stood at 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Burundi peaked at 0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1960.

Burundi ranks 155th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Burundi, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0011 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1962	0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1963	0.0013 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1964	0.0014 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1965	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+81.0%
1966	0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1967	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1968	0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1969	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1970	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1971	0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1972	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1973	0.0029 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1974	0.0029 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1975	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1976	0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1977	0.0023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1978	0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1979	0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1980	0.0018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1981	0.0018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1982	0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1983	0.002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1984	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
1985	0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1986	0.0023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1987	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1988	0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1989	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1990	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1991	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1992	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
1993	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
1994	0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1995	0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1996	0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.8%
1997	0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1998	0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1999	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
2000	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2001	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2002	0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
2003	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2004	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2005	0.0064 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
2006	0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2007	0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2008	0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2009	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2010	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2011	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2012	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2013	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2014	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2015	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2016	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
2017	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2018	0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2019	0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2020	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2021	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2022	0.0037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2023	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.7%
2024	0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+19.1%

Burundi compared with similar countries

Burundi's 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Burundi's 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1965	+81.0%	0.0014 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.002 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Burundi

152 Sri Lanka 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
153 Norway 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
154 French Polynesia 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
156 Cambodia 0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
157 Nepal 0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
158 Eritrea 0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More climate change data for Burundi

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.92 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,926 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 717.2 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,209 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.71 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.18 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 253.56 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 122.17 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131.4 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.461 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Burundi?: Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Burundi was 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2003.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
How does Burundi rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?: Burundi ranks 155th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.