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Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Burundi

Burundi: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
197th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
0.6501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Burundi, 1850–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Burundi is 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Burundi peaked at 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.6501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 0.9456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 0.9862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 0.9435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 0.7679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 0.7313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 194 Afghanistan 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 195 Kiribati 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 196 Samoa 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 198 Rwanda 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 199 Yemen 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Burundi?
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Burundi was 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
How does Burundi rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Burundi ranks 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.