Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Burundi
Burundi: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 1.46 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Burundi, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Burundi is 1.46 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Burundi peaked at 5.28 kilograms per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9052 kilograms per person, in 2015.
That places Burundi 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.73 kilograms per person | 3.16 kilograms per person | 5.28 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 kilograms per person | 1.37 kilograms per person | 4.52 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 kilograms per person | 0.9052 kilograms per person | 3.97 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 kilograms per person | 1.46 kilograms per person | 1.59 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 174 Mali 2.1 kilograms per person compare
- 175 Myanmar 1.85 kilograms per person compare
- 176 Liberia 1.82 kilograms per person compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 1.18 kilograms per person compare
- 179 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8507 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Central African Republic 0 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Guinea 0 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Nauru 0 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Niue 0 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Tuvalu 0 kilograms per person compare
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 by sector in Burundi?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Burundi was 1.46 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.28 kilograms per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9052 kilograms per person in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Burundi ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.