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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.1% | — |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 192.4% | +111.6% |
| 2007 | 200.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 187.7% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 177.9% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 174.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 106.3% | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 107.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 107.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 107.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 107.0% | -0.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 107.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 107.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +111.6% | 90.9% | 192.4% |
| 2011 | -39.2% | 174.9% | 106.3% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 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.