emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burundi stood at 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 22.15 tonnes per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.47 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1965.
Burundi ranks 27th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.88 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 6.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 6.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 6.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 6.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 6.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 7.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 7.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 7.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 7.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 7.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 7.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 8.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 8.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 8.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 8.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 8.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 9.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 9.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 9.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 9.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 10.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 10.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 11.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 11.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 13.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 14.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 14.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 14.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 16.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 17.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 17.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 17.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 18.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 12.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 13.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 18.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2002 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 19.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 20.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 21.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 16.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 16.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.3% | 13.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.81 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -35.0% | 22.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.4 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -31.5% | 18.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.36 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 24 Pakistan 17.74 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 25 Qatar 16.93 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 26 Uganda 16.84 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 28 Guatemala 16.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palau 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 30 India 15.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burundi was 16.52 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 22.15 tonnes per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 tonnes per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Burundi rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.