Per capita ghg emissions in Burundi
Burundi: Per capita ghg emissions was 0.6906 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6906
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
197th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.23
in 1959
All-time low
0.6501
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Burundi, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Burundi is 0.6906, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Burundi peaked at 3.23 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6501, in 2004.
Burundi ranks 197th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.47 | — |
| 1851 | 1.59 | +8.6% |
| 1852 | 1.6 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 1.53 | -4.2% |
| 1854 | 1.55 | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 1.61 | +4.0% |
| 1856 | 1.5 | -6.6% |
| 1857 | 1.48 | -1.5% |
| 1858 | 1.49 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 1.45 | -2.9% |
| 1860 | 1.53 | +5.7% |
| 1861 | 1.47 | -3.7% |
| 1862 | 1.53 | +3.9% |
| 1863 | 1.54 | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 1.52 | -1.4% |
| 1865 | 1.51 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.46 | -3.3% |
| 1867 | 1.47 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.47 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1.5 | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 1.51 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 1.55 | +2.9% |
| 1872 | 1.58 | +2.0% |
| 1873 | 1.56 | -1.5% |
| 1874 | 1.52 | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 1.48 | -2.5% |
| 1876 | 1.5 | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 1.61 | +6.8% |
| 1878 | 1.59 | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 1.55 | -3.0% |
| 1880 | 1.51 | -2.4% |
| 1881 | 1.51 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 1.47 | -2.8% |
| 1883 | 1.53 | +4.0% |
| 1884 | 1.57 | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 1.5 | -4.5% |
| 1886 | 1.47 | -1.5% |
| 1887 | 1.51 | +2.1% |
| 1888 | 1.52 | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 1.48 | -2.7% |
| 1890 | 1.32 | -11.1% |
| 1891 | 1.2 | -8.5% |
| 1892 | 1.13 | -6.5% |
| 1893 | 1.08 | -4.4% |
| 1894 | 1.04 | -3.7% |
| 1895 | 1 | -3.2% |
| 1896 | 0.9744 | -2.8% |
| 1897 | 0.9511 | -2.4% |
| 1898 | 0.9309 | -2.1% |
| 1899 | 0.9147 | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.8894 | -2.8% |
| 1901 | 0.8582 | -3.5% |
| 1902 | 0.8306 | -3.2% |
| 1903 | 0.8292 | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.8066 | -2.7% |
| 1905 | 0.8011 | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.7894 | -1.5% |
| 1907 | 0.7827 | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.7724 | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.7689 | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.7947 | +3.3% |
| 1911 | 0.8242 | +3.7% |
| 1912 | 0.8755 | +6.2% |
| 1913 | 0.8965 | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 0.9297 | +3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.9689 | +4.2% |
| 1916 | 1 | +3.4% |
| 1917 | 1.03 | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 1.05 | +2.0% |
| 1919 | 1.08 | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 1.34 | +24.2% |
| 1921 | 1.51 | +12.5% |
| 1922 | 1.65 | +8.8% |
| 1923 | 1.76 | +6.8% |
| 1924 | 1.82 | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 1.91 | +4.8% |
| 1926 | 1.97 | +3.0% |
| 1927 | 2.01 | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 2.04 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 2.1 | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 2.19 | +4.4% |
| 1931 | 2.22 | +1.3% |
| 1932 | 2.26 | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 2.28 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 2.29 | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 2.28 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 2.29 | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 2.3 | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 2.26 | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 2.26 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 2.37 | +4.6% |
| 1941 | 2.46 | +3.7% |
| 1942 | 2.47 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 2.48 | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 2.54 | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 2.56 | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 2.59 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 2.64 | +2.0% |
| 1948 | 2.6 | -1.6% |
| 1949 | 2.6 | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 2.73 | +5.0% |
| 1951 | 2.91 | +6.3% |
| 1952 | 3.01 | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 3.14 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 3.07 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 3.11 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 3.06 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 3.08 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 3.19 | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 3.23 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 3.04 | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 2.58 | -15.3% |
| 1962 | 2.21 | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 1.96 | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 1.56 | -20.4% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -32.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.12 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.03 | +81.5% |
| 1969 | 1.4 | -31.1% |
| 1970 | 1.19 | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9716 | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 1.33 | +37.3% |
| 1973 | 1.38 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.31 | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.3 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.31 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.32 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.3 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.27 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.17 | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9738 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9309 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.952 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.907 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8481 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8341 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8918 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9227 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8628 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.881 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.99 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9833 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9786 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8955 | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9568 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9579 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8343 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8197 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6501 | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6659 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7122 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7061 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6944 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6819 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7147 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7763 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.693 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7616 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7426 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7086 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7322 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7563 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7362 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6913 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6669 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6918 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6966 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6785 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6906 | +1.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.6906 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.93, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.6906 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +81.5% | 1.12 | 2.03 |
| 1972 | +37.3% | 0.9716 | 1.33 |
| 1965 | -32.0% | 1.56 | 1.06 |
| 1969 | -31.1% | 2.03 | 1.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.53 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.5 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.05 | 0.9147 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8129 | 0.7689 | 0.8894 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9456 | 0.7947 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.81 | 1.34 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.26 | 2.19 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.53 | 2.37 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.05 | 2.73 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.81 | 1.06 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.27 | 0.9716 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9862 | 0.8341 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9435 | 0.8628 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7679 | 0.6501 | 0.9579 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7313 | 0.6913 | 0.7763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6849 | 0.6669 | 0.6966 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Burundi?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Burundi was 0.6906 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6501 in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Burundi ranks 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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