Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Burundi
Burundi: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 50.4 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 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
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Burundi stood at 50.4 kilograms per person.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Burundi peaked at 57.05 kilograms per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.41 kilograms per person, in 2004.
That places Burundi 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.28 kilograms per person | 22.19 kilograms per person | 28.05 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.14 kilograms per person | 16.41 kilograms per person | 29.37 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.66 kilograms per person | 24.53 kilograms per person | 47.22 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.47 kilograms per person | 50.13 kilograms per person | 57.05 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 from transport in Burundi?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Burundi was 50.4 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 from transport recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 57.05 kilograms per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 kilograms per person in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Burundi ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.