Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Burundi
Burundi: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Burundi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 231.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Burundi peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1951.
That places Burundi 115th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +89.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +96.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -26.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +35.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +28.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -60.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +48.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +89.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +130.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -74.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +923.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +142.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +64.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +923.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Burundi?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Burundi was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1951.
- How does Burundi rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Burundi ranks 115th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.