Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Burundi
Burundi: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 107.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Burundi, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Burundi stood at 107.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Burundi peaked at 200.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 7th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 84.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.8% | 84.3% | 200.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.4% | 106.3% | 174.9% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Burundi?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Burundi was 107.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 200.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Burundi ranks 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.