Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi
Burundi: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.371 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi stood at 0.371 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi peaked at 3.43 tonnes per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2557 tonnes per person, in 2005.
That places Burundi 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, 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 | 2.42 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 3.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8227 tonnes per person | 0.5554 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5164 tonnes per person | 0.4296 tonnes per person | 0.6073 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5342 tonnes per person | 0.3583 tonnes per person | 0.6826 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4385 tonnes per person | 0.2557 tonnes per person | 0.7534 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.462 tonnes per person | 0.3621 tonnes per person | 0.5034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4025 tonnes per person | 0.371 tonnes per person | 0.4382 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi was 0.371 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 tonnes per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2557 tonnes per person in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Burundi ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.