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Share global ghg emissions in Burundi

Burundi: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0178 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0178
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
148th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0511
in 1851
All-time low
0.0107
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Burundi, 1850–2024

0.010.020.030.040.05185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Burundi is 0.0178, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Burundi peaked at 0.0511 in 1851 and was at its lowest, 0.0107, in 2004.

Burundi ranks 148th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Burundi, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.048 —
1851 0.0511 +6.6%
1852 0.0503 -1.7%
1853 0.048 -4.5%
1854 0.0478 -0.5%
1855 0.0492 +3.0%
1856 0.0457 -7.0%
1857 0.0447 -2.3%
1858 0.045 +0.6%
1859 0.0433 -3.8%
1860 0.0481 +11.1%
1861 0.0475 -1.1%
1862 0.0503 +5.8%
1863 0.0508 +1.0%
1864 0.0496 -2.4%
1865 0.0502 +1.1%
1866 0.0483 -3.6%
1867 0.0487 +0.7%
1868 0.0488 +0.3%
1869 0.0498 +2.0%
1870 0.0465 -6.6%
1871 0.0469 +0.7%
1872 0.0459 -2.1%
1873 0.0445 -3.0%
1874 0.0431 -3.1%
1875 0.0415 -3.7%
1876 0.0418 +0.5%
1877 0.0439 +5.1%
1878 0.0433 -1.4%
1879 0.0413 -4.6%
1880 0.0395 -4.4%
1881 0.0395 +0.1%
1882 0.0377 -4.5%
1883 0.0386 +2.4%
1884 0.0398 +2.9%
1885 0.038 -4.4%
1886 0.0375 -1.3%
1887 0.0378 +0.8%
1888 0.0377 -0.4%
1889 0.0365 -3.1%
1890 0.0306 -16.1%
1891 0.0273 -10.8%
1892 0.0254 -6.9%
1893 0.0241 -5.3%
1894 0.0226 -6.3%
1895 0.0214 -5.0%
1896 0.0205 -4.4%
1897 0.0195 -5.0%
1898 0.0186 -4.3%
1899 0.0177 -5.0%
1900 0.0167 -5.3%
1901 0.0156 -6.6%
1902 0.0148 -5.3%
1903 0.0142 -3.9%
1904 0.0135 -5.2%
1905 0.013 -3.8%
1906 0.0124 -4.5%
1907 0.0117 -5.7%
1908 0.0115 -1.6%
1909 0.0111 -3.5%
1910 0.0114 +2.8%
1911 0.0117 +2.6%
1912 0.0123 +4.7%
1913 0.0122 -0.7%
1914 0.013 +6.5%
1915 0.0136 +4.7%
1916 0.0136 +0.0%
1917 0.0137 +1.3%
1918 0.0141 +2.4%
1919 0.0153 +8.3%
1920 0.0173 +13.7%
1921 0.0201 +16.1%
1922 0.0216 +7.3%
1923 0.0221 +2.5%
1924 0.0233 +5.3%
1925 0.0244 +4.7%
1926 0.0256 +4.8%
1927 0.0257 +0.4%
1928 0.0263 +2.3%
1929 0.0266 +1.1%
1930 0.0287 +8.2%
1931 0.0304 +5.7%
1932 0.0322 +6.0%
1933 0.0324 +0.6%
1934 0.0319 -1.4%
1935 0.0318 -0.5%
1936 0.0309 -2.7%
1937 0.0308 -0.3%
1938 0.0312 +1.2%
1939 0.031 -0.5%
1940 0.0316 +1.8%
1941 0.0325 +3.0%
1942 0.0332 +2.0%
1943 0.0334 +0.8%
1944 0.0346 +3.4%
1945 0.0374 +8.4%
1946 0.0373 -0.4%
1947 0.037 -0.8%
1948 0.0363 -2.0%
1949 0.0375 +3.4%
1950 0.0362 -3.6%
1951 0.0369 +2.1%
1952 0.0386 +4.5%
1953 0.0401 +3.9%
1954 0.0386 -3.7%
1955 0.0379 -1.8%
1956 0.0369 -2.8%
1957 0.0368 -0.1%
1958 0.0383 +4.0%
1959 0.0376 -1.8%
1960 0.0368 -2.0%
1961 0.0318 -13.6%
1962 0.028 -12.0%
1963 0.0249 -11.0%
1964 0.0201 -19.4%
1965 0.0138 -31.2%
1966 0.0144 +4.5%
1967 0.0146 +1.1%
1968 0.0262 +79.7%
1969 0.0174 -33.8%
1970 0.0145 -16.3%
1971 0.0121 -16.4%
1972 0.016 +31.9%
1973 0.0161 +0.3%
1974 0.0157 -2.4%
1975 0.0159 +1.5%
1976 0.0159 -0.4%
1977 0.0159 +0.3%
1978 0.0158 -0.7%
1979 0.0158 +0.3%
1980 0.0152 -4.3%
1981 0.0151 -0.5%
1982 0.0156 +3.5%
1983 0.0154 -1.2%
1984 0.0139 -9.8%
1985 0.0132 -5.4%
1986 0.0135 +2.7%
1987 0.0131 -3.1%
1988 0.0123 -5.8%
1989 0.0123 -0.4%
1990 0.0133 +7.9%
1991 0.0139 +4.8%
1992 0.0135 -2.9%
1993 0.0134 -1.0%
1994 0.0146 +9.5%
1995 0.0153 +4.7%
1996 0.0149 -3.1%
1997 0.0146 -1.5%
1998 0.0159 +8.5%
1999 0.014 -11.6%
2000 0.0152 +8.2%
2001 0.0158 +4.0%
2002 0.0137 -12.9%
2003 0.0131 -5.0%
2004 0.0107 -18.1%
2005 0.0112 +4.9%
2006 0.0121 +8.0%
2007 0.0123 +1.7%
2008 0.0124 +0.5%
2009 0.0128 +3.3%
2010 0.0135 +5.6%
2011 0.0148 +9.6%
2012 0.0135 -9.0%
2013 0.0154 +14.1%
2014 0.0154 +0.1%
2015 0.015 -2.5%
2016 0.0161 +7.4%
2017 0.0168 +4.3%
2018 0.0167 -0.5%
2019 0.0161 -3.8%
2020 0.0166 +3.2%
2021 0.017 +2.5%
2022 0.0173 +1.8%
2023 0.0172 -1.0%
2024 0.0178 +3.8%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 0.0178 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0958, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 0.0178 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1968 +79.7% 0.0146 0.0262
1969 -33.8% 0.0262 0.0174
1972 +31.9% 0.0121 0.016
1965 -31.2% 0.0201 0.0138

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0473 0.0433 0.0511 10
1860s 0.0492 0.0475 0.0508 10
1870s 0.0439 0.0413 0.0469 10
1880s 0.0383 0.0365 0.0398 10
1890s 0.0228 0.0177 0.0306 10
1900s 0.0135 0.0111 0.0167 10
1910s 0.0131 0.0114 0.0153 10
1920s 0.0233 0.0173 0.0266 10
1930s 0.0311 0.0287 0.0324 10
1940s 0.0351 0.0316 0.0375 10
1950s 0.0378 0.0362 0.0401 10
1960s 0.0228 0.0138 0.0368 10
1970s 0.0154 0.0121 0.0161 10
1980s 0.014 0.0123 0.0156 10
1990s 0.0143 0.0133 0.0159 10
2000s 0.0129 0.0107 0.0158 10
2010s 0.0153 0.0135 0.0168 10
2020s 0.0172 0.0166 0.0178 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 145 Armenia 0.0189 compare
  2. 146 El Salvador 0.0181 compare
  3. 147 Rwanda 0.0178 compare
  4. 149 Cyprus 0.0174 compare
  5. 150 Jamaica 0.0167 compare
  6. 151 Guinea-Bissau 0.015 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Burundi?
Share global ghg emissions in Burundi was 0.0178 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0511 in 1851.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 in 2004.
How does Burundi rank for share global ghg emissions?
Burundi ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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