Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Burundi
Burundi: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Burundi, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Burundi stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Burundi peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1951.
Burundi ranks 140th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
- 137 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 139 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Rwanda 0.0% compare
- 142 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 143 Mauritania 0.0% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Burundi?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1951.
- How does Burundi rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Burundi ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.