Share global methane emissions in Burundi
Burundi: Share global methane emissions was 0.0494 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0494
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
133rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0494
in 2024
All-time low
0.0215
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Burundi, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share global methane emissions in Burundi stood at 0.0494. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Burundi peaked at 0.0494 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0215, in 1910.
That places Burundi 133rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share global methane emissions in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0313 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0313 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0312 | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0311 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0308 | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.0307 | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0306 | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.0305 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0304 | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.0303 | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0301 | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.03 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.03 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0299 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0298 | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0296 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0295 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0294 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0294 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0293 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0292 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.029 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0288 | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0286 | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0285 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0283 | -0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.0282 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0281 | -0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.028 | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0278 | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0275 | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0273 | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0271 | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.0268 | -0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.0267 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0266 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0264 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0262 | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0259 | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.0258 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0255 | -1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0253 | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0252 | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0252 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.025 | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0247 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0246 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0244 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0242 | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0239 | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0236 | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0234 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.0233 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.023 | -1.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0228 | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0226 | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0223 | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0219 | -2.0% |
| 1908 | 0.022 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0217 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0215 | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0217 | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 0.0219 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0219 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0225 | +2.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0228 | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0227 | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0228 | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0233 | +2.0% |
| 1919 | 0.024 | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0237 | -1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0247 | +4.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0247 | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0245 | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0248 | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0251 | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0256 | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 0.0255 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0259 | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.0259 | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0264 | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0272 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0279 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0282 | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.0282 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0283 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0281 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.028 | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0284 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0284 | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0283 | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0284 | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0286 | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0286 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0288 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 0.0294 | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0289 | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0283 | -2.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0282 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0281 | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0277 | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0272 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0269 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0265 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0261 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0251 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0245 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.024 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0237 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0229 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0224 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0237 | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0236 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0231 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.023 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0227 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0235 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0235 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.024 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0247 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0246 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0253 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0252 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0254 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.026 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0257 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0256 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.026 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0236 | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.022 | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0224 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0227 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0232 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0242 | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0238 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0241 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0241 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.03 | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0309 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.031 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0313 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0311 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.032 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0327 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0335 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0335 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.028 | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0281 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0286 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0289 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0289 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0294 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0302 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0309 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0316 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0329 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0343 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0351 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0352 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0348 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0441 | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0429 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0422 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.044 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0468 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.046 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.043 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0424 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0472 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0476 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0471 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0494 | +4.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0494 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0494 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global methane 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +26.5% | 0.0348 | 0.0441 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0308 | 0.0303 | 0.0313 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0297 | 0.0293 | 0.0301 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0285 | 0.0278 | 0.0292 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0266 | 0.0258 | 0.0275 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0248 | 0.0239 | 0.0255 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0227 | 0.0217 | 0.0236 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0225 | 0.0215 | 0.024 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.025 | 0.0237 | 0.0259 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0279 | 0.0264 | 0.0284 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0286 | 0.0281 | 0.0294 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0255 | 0.0229 | 0.0277 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0233 | 0.0224 | 0.024 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0254 | 0.0246 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0233 | 0.022 | 0.0242 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 | 0.028 | 0.0335 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0304 | 0.0281 | 0.0343 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0414 | 0.0348 | 0.0468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0467 | 0.0424 | 0.0494 | 5 |
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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 global methane emissions in Burundi?
- Share global methane emissions in Burundi was 0.0494 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0494 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 in 1910.
- How does Burundi rank for share global methane emissions?
- Burundi ranks 133rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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