Burundi Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
8.421.724
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,87%
increase
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
0,63
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Burundi were 8.421.724 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,87% over the previous year, representing an increase by 234.562 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 8.187.162 tons.
- Per capita: 0,63 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Burundi accounts for 0,02% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.421.724 | 968.739 | 5.702.831 | 1.464.478 | 285.675 | 0,63 | 2,87% | 0,016% |
| 2023 | 8.187.162 | 949.548 | 5.545.881 | 1.424.615 | 267.118 | 0,63 | 6,19% | 0,016% |
| 2022 | 7.709.861 | 930.073 | 5.235.099 | 1.296.199 | 248.489 | 0,61 | −2,47% | 0,015% |
| 2021 | 7.904.715 | 897.369 | 5.467.224 | 1.310.118 | 230.004 | 0,64 | 16,9% | 0,015% |
| 2020 | 6.761.679 | 925.848 | 4.456.375 | 1.168.435 | 211.022 | 0,57 | 0,06% | 0,014% |
| 2019 | 6.757.386 | 765.230 | 4.612.266 | 1.187.287 | 192.603 | 0,58 | −3,7% | 0,013% |
| 2018 | 7.017.279 | 776.524 | 4.783.958 | 1.282.250 | 174.548 | 0,63 | 4,52% | 0,014% |
| 2017 | 6.713.539 | 546.345 | 4.752.991 | 1.260.129 | 154.074 | 0,62 | 11,41% | 0,014% |
| 2016 | 6.025.866 | 485.931 | 4.294.776 | 1.107.814 | 137.345 | 0,57 | 5,88% | 0,012% |
| 2015 | 5.691.153 | 434.978 | 4.095.297 | 1.040.493 | 120.385 | 0,56 | −0,22% | 0,012% |
| 2014 | 5.703.843 | 405.523 | 4.132.541 | 1.056.840 | 108.939 | 0,58 | −0,81% | 0,012% |
| 2013 | 5.750.498 | 452.242 | 4.136.490 | 1.061.823 | 99.943 | 0,6 | 24,17% | 0,012% |
| 2012 | 4.631.060 | 399.310 | 3.200.610 | 933.900 | 97.240 | 0,5 | −0,06% | 0,0098% |
| 2011 | 4.633.921 | 415.442 | 3.210.205 | 912.912 | 95.362 | 0,51 | 6,21% | 0,0099% |
| 2010 | 4.363.100 | 319.886 | 3.078.833 | 869.673 | 94.708 | 0,5 | 8,81% | 0,0096% |
| 2009 | 4.009.709 | 222.406 | 2.878.150 | 813.883 | 95.269 | 0,47 | 6,32% | 0,0093% |
| 2008 | 3.771.340 | 220.741 | 2.690.570 | 767.867 | 92.161 | 0,46 | −0,4% | 0,0086% |
| 2007 | 3.786.311 | 372.818 | 2.586.785 | 738.085 | 88.623 | 0,48 | 7,72% | 0,0087% |
| 2006 | 3.514.884 | 230.423 | 2.478.958 | 718.738 | 86.765 | 0,46 | 6,18% | 0,0084% |
| 2005 | 3.310.225 | 184.047 | 2.354.749 | 689.196 | 82.233 | 0,45 | 3,59% | 0,0081% |
| 2004 | 3.195.370 | 219.120 | 2.249.375 | 658.026 | 68.849 | 0,44 | 4,99% | 0,0081% |
| 2003 | 3.043.639 | 185.104 | 2.168.987 | 631.815 | 57.734 | 0,44 | 1,35% | 0,0080% |
| 2002 | 3.002.957 | 222.728 | 2.111.492 | 622.001 | 46.737 | 0,45 | −1,03% | 0,0082% |
| 2001 | 3.034.129 | 235.826 | 2.120.356 | 640.829 | 37.118 | 0,46 | −0,58% | 0,0084% |
| 2000 | 3.051.812 | 292.502 | 2.083.142 | 649.073 | 27.095 | 0,48 | 2,19% | 0,0085% |
| 1999 | 2.986.336 | 299.035 | 2.044.419 | 627.955 | 14.927 | 0,48 | −12,84% | 0,0086% |
| 1998 | 3.426.354 | 286.739 | 2.501.869 | 627.510 | 10.236 | 0,55 | −0,56% | 0,0099% |
| 1997 | 3.445.780 | 270.516 | 2.527.449 | 640.293 | 7.521 | 0,56 | 1,55% | 0,0100% |
| 1996 | 3.393.108 | 272.447 | 2.472.743 | 642.468 | 5.450 | 0,56 | 3,25% | 0,0099% |
| 1995 | 3.286.267 | 253.907 | 2.390.596 | 638.290 | 3.474 | 0,55 | 3,91% | 0,0098% |
| 1994 | 3.162.477 | 257.717 | 2.292.323 | 610.414 | 2.023 | 0,54 | −0,79% | 0,0097% |
| 1993 | 3.187.550 | 248.800 | 2.286.289 | 651.601 | 860 | 0,55 | 1,71% | 0,0098% |
| 1992 | 3.134.019 | 223.712 | 2.262.770 | 647.004 | 533 | 0,55 | −1,43% | 0,0097% |
| 1991 | 3.179.524 | 284.665 | 2.254.664 | 639.859 | 337 | 0,57 | 4,37% | 0,0098% |
| 1990 | 3.046.474 | 200.779 | 2.207.576 | 638.067 | 52 | 0,56 | 18,5% | 0,0094% |
| 1989 | 2.570.794 | 243.855 | 1.732.034 | 594.905 | 0 | 0,49 | 1,33% | 0,0081% |
| 1988 | 2.536.932 | 229.682 | 1.695.510 | 611.740 | 0 | 0,49 | 5,71% | 0,0081% |
| 1987 | 2.399.795 | 162.173 | 1.649.588 | 588.034 | 0 | 0,48 | 1,36% | 0,0079% |
| 1986 | 2.367.568 | 111.628 | 1.656.499 | 599.441 | 0 | 0,49 | 8,51% | 0,0080% |
| 1985 | 2.181.871 | 106.386 | 1.518.153 | 557.332 | 0 | 0,46 | −2,07% | 0,0075% |
| 1984 | 2.227.944 | 106.416 | 1.547.594 | 573.933 | 0 | 0,49 | 3,67% | 0,0077% |
| 1983 | 2.148.987 | 89.805 | 1.500.145 | 559.036 | 0 | 0,48 | 1,94% | 0,0077% |
| 1982 | 2.108.091 | 73.731 | 1.475.024 | 559.336 | 0 | 0,49 | 2,16% | 0,0076% |
| 1981 | 2.063.616 | 88.373 | 1.438.757 | 536.486 | 0 | 0,49 | −8,83% | 0,0074% |
| 1980 | 2.263.593 | 81.170 | 1.585.875 | 596.547 | 0 | 0,55 | −9,62% | 0,0080% |
| 1979 | 2.504.591 | 82.254 | 1.758.054 | 664.283 | 0 | 0,62 | 3,13% | 0,0087% |
| 1978 | 2.428.500 | 72.276 | 1.706.143 | 650.080 | 0 | 0,62 | 1,35% | 0,0087% |
| 1977 | 2.396.062 | 71.070 | 1.678.454 | 646.538 | 0 | 0,63 | 0,47% | 0,0088% |
| 1976 | 2.384.795 | 68.758 | 1.667.722 | 648.315 | 0 | 0,64 | 0,57% | 0,0090% |
| 1975 | 2.371.219 | 66.495 | 1.659.773 | 644.951 | 0 | 0,65 | 3,62% | 0,0093% |
| 1974 | 2.288.317 | 64.228 | 1.603.679 | 620.410 | 0 | 0,63 | 0,96% | 0,0090% |
| 1973 | 2.266.455 | 60.049 | 1.584.505 | 621.902 | 0 | 0,63 | 2,43% | 0,0089% |
| 1972 | 2.212.698 | 58.245 | 1.549.082 | 605.370 | 0 | 0,62 | 4,59% | 0,0091% |
| 1971 | 2.115.587 | 58.436 | 1.473.990 | 583.161 | 0 | 0,6 | −0,25% | 0,0091% |
| 1970 | 2.120.809 | 58.336 | 1.480.066 | 582.406 | 0 | 0,61 | – | 0,0091% |
See also
- Burundi CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Burundi
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).