Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi
Burundi: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi peaked at 0.1% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Burundi 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +38.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -22.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +99.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -44.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -36.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +35.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +62.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +99.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 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
- 148 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 152 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 153 Palestine 0.0% compare
- 154 Togo 0.0% compare
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 including land-use change in Burundi?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Burundi ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.