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Per capita methane emissions in Burundi

Burundi: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3349 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3349
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
184th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4707
in 1944
All-time low
0.2552
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Burundi, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Burundi is 0.3349, 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 in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.2552, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Burundi, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2784 —
1851 0.2767 -0.6%
1852 0.2755 -0.4%
1853 0.2748 -0.3%
1854 0.2741 -0.3%
1855 0.2734 -0.3%
1856 0.2727 -0.3%
1857 0.272 -0.3%
1858 0.2713 -0.3%
1859 0.2706 -0.3%
1860 0.27 -0.3%
1861 0.2696 -0.1%
1862 0.2692 -0.1%
1863 0.2693 +0.1%
1864 0.269 -0.1%
1865 0.2686 -0.1%
1866 0.2682 -0.1%
1867 0.2678 -0.1%
1868 0.2674 -0.1%
1869 0.267 -0.2%
1870 0.2665 -0.2%
1871 0.2659 -0.2%
1872 0.2653 -0.2%
1873 0.2647 -0.2%
1874 0.2641 -0.2%
1875 0.2634 -0.2%
1876 0.2628 -0.2%
1877 0.2621 -0.2%
1878 0.2615 -0.2%
1879 0.2609 -0.2%
1880 0.2602 -0.2%
1881 0.2596 -0.2%
1882 0.259 -0.2%
1883 0.2583 -0.2%
1884 0.2577 -0.2%
1885 0.2571 -0.2%
1886 0.2565 -0.2%
1887 0.2558 -0.2%
1888 0.2552 -0.2%
1889 0.2552 -0.0%
1890 0.2558 +0.2%
1891 0.257 +0.5%
1892 0.2589 +0.7%
1893 0.2614 +1.0%
1894 0.2639 +1.0%
1895 0.2664 +1.0%
1896 0.269 +1.0%
1897 0.2716 +1.0%
1898 0.2742 +1.0%
1899 0.277 +1.0%
1900 0.28 +1.1%
1901 0.2832 +1.1%
1902 0.2865 +1.2%
1903 0.2901 +1.3%
1904 0.2938 +1.3%
1905 0.2976 +1.3%
1906 0.3014 +1.3%
1907 0.3052 +1.3%
1908 0.3091 +1.3%
1909 0.3129 +1.2%
1910 0.3164 +1.1%
1911 0.3247 +2.6%
1912 0.3328 +2.5%
1913 0.3407 +2.4%
1914 0.3487 +2.4%
1915 0.3569 +2.3%
1916 0.3651 +2.3%
1917 0.3735 +2.3%
1918 0.3814 +2.1%
1919 0.3879 +1.7%
1920 0.393 +1.3%
1921 0.3992 +1.6%
1922 0.4038 +1.2%
1923 0.4074 +0.9%
1924 0.411 +0.9%
1925 0.4145 +0.9%
1926 0.418 +0.8%
1927 0.4214 +0.8%
1928 0.4248 +0.8%
1929 0.4282 +0.8%
1930 0.4317 +0.8%
1931 0.4364 +1.1%
1932 0.4411 +1.1%
1933 0.4459 +1.1%
1934 0.4506 +1.1%
1935 0.4552 +1.0%
1936 0.4575 +0.5%
1937 0.4596 +0.5%
1938 0.4617 +0.5%
1939 0.4634 +0.4%
1940 0.4646 +0.3%
1941 0.4667 +0.5%
1942 0.4684 +0.4%
1943 0.4696 +0.3%
1944 0.4707 +0.2%
1945 0.4677 -0.6%
1946 0.4646 -0.7%
1947 0.4612 -0.7%
1948 0.4577 -0.8%
1949 0.4538 -0.8%
1950 0.4497 -0.9%
1951 0.4453 -1.0%
1952 0.4402 -1.2%
1953 0.4348 -1.2%
1954 0.4293 -1.3%
1955 0.424 -1.2%
1956 0.4189 -1.2%
1957 0.414 -1.2%
1958 0.4093 -1.1%
1959 0.4045 -1.2%
1960 0.3994 -1.3%
1961 0.4142 +3.7%
1962 0.4082 -1.5%
1963 0.4001 -2.0%
1964 0.3939 -1.5%
1965 0.3967 +0.7%
1966 0.3915 -1.3%
1967 0.3997 +2.1%
1968 0.3958 -1.0%
1969 0.4069 +2.8%
1970 0.4215 +3.6%
1971 0.41 -2.7%
1972 0.4306 +5.0%
1973 0.4404 +2.3%
1974 0.4348 -1.3%
1975 0.4389 +0.9%
1976 0.4315 -1.7%
1977 0.4233 -1.9%
1978 0.4185 -1.1%
1979 0.4204 +0.4%
1980 0.3669 -12.7%
1981 0.3221 -12.2%
1982 0.3224 +0.1%
1983 0.3194 -0.9%
1984 0.3215 +0.6%
1985 0.3092 -3.8%
1986 0.3299 +6.7%
1987 0.3216 -2.5%
1988 0.3231 +0.5%
1989 0.3239 +0.2%
1990 0.4004 +23.6%
1991 0.4003 -0.0%
1992 0.3909 -2.4%
1993 0.408 +4.4%
1994 0.4068 -0.3%
1995 0.3994 -1.8%
1996 0.4127 +3.3%
1997 0.4213 +2.1%
1998 0.4115 -2.3%
1999 0.3345 -18.7%
2000 0.3343 -0.1%
2001 0.3302 -1.2%
2002 0.3233 -2.1%
2003 0.321 -0.7%
2004 0.3196 -0.4%
2005 0.3208 +0.4%
2006 0.321 +0.1%
2007 0.3192 -0.6%
2008 0.3212 +0.7%
2009 0.3157 -1.7%
2010 0.3125 -1.0%
2011 0.3104 -0.7%
2012 0.2985 -3.8%
2013 0.3628 +21.5%
2014 0.3447 -5.0%
2015 0.332 -3.7%
2016 0.3409 +2.7%
2017 0.3581 +5.0%
2018 0.3465 -3.3%
2019 0.3176 -8.3%
2020 0.3012 -5.1%
2021 0.3323 +10.3%
2022 0.3328 +0.1%
2023 0.3254 -2.2%
2024 0.3349 +2.9%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 0.3349 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 0.3349 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2739 0.2706 0.2784 10
1860s 0.2686 0.267 0.27 10
1870s 0.2637 0.2609 0.2665 10
1880s 0.2575 0.2552 0.2602 10
1890s 0.2655 0.2558 0.277 10
1900s 0.296 0.28 0.3129 10
1910s 0.3528 0.3164 0.3879 10
1920s 0.4121 0.393 0.4282 10
1930s 0.4503 0.4317 0.4634 10
1940s 0.4645 0.4538 0.4707 10
1950s 0.427 0.4045 0.4497 10
1960s 0.4006 0.3915 0.4142 10
1970s 0.427 0.41 0.4404 10
1980s 0.326 0.3092 0.3669 10
1990s 0.3986 0.3345 0.4213 10
2000s 0.3226 0.3157 0.3343 10
2010s 0.3324 0.2985 0.3628 10
2020s 0.3253 0.3012 0.3349 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 181 Papua New Guinea 0.3613 compare
  2. 182 Solomon Islands 0.3566 compare
  3. 183 Saint Lucia 0.3357 compare
  4. 185 Rwanda 0.3331 compare
  5. 186 Maldives 0.3233 compare
  6. 187 Malta 0.3058 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Burundi?
Per capita methane emissions in Burundi was 0.3349 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.4707 in 1944.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2552 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
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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