Per capita methane emissions in Burundi
Burundi: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
184th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1944
All-time low
0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Burundi, 1850–2024
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 methane emissions in Burundi is 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Burundi peaked at 0.4707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1889.
Burundi ranks 184th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 182 Solomon Islands 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 Rwanda 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 186 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Burundi?
- Per capita methane emissions in Burundi was 0.3349 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 methane emissions recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1944.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1889.
- How does Burundi rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.