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 2.9% 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 6.56 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% | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 8,187,162 | 949,548 | 5,545,881 | 1,424,615 | 267,118 | 0.63 | 6.19% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 7,709,861 | 930,073 | 5,235,099 | 1,296,199 | 248,489 | 0.61 | −2.47% | 0.01% |
| 2021 | 7,904,715 | 897,369 | 5,467,224 | 1,310,118 | 230,004 | 0.64 | 16.9% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 6,761,679 | 925,848 | 4,456,375 | 1,168,435 | 211,022 | 0.57 | 0.06% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 6,757,386 | 765,230 | 4,612,266 | 1,187,287 | 192,603 | 0.58 | −3.7% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 7,017,279 | 776,524 | 4,783,958 | 1,282,250 | 174,548 | 0.63 | 4.52% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 6,713,539 | 546,345 | 4,752,991 | 1,260,129 | 154,074 | 0.62 | 11.41% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 6,025,866 | 485,931 | 4,294,776 | 1,107,814 | 137,345 | 0.57 | 5.88% | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 5,691,153 | 434,978 | 4,095,297 | 1,040,493 | 120,385 | 0.56 | −0.22% | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 5,703,843 | 405,523 | 4,132,541 | 1,056,840 | 108,939 | 0.58 | −0.81% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 5,750,498 | 452,242 | 4,136,490 | 1,061,823 | 99,943 | 0.6 | 24.17% | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 4,631,060 | 399,310 | 3,200,610 | 933,900 | 97,240 | 0.5 | −0.06% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 4,633,921 | 415,442 | 3,210,205 | 912,912 | 95,362 | 0.51 | 6.21% | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 4,363,100 | 319,886 | 3,078,833 | 869,673 | 94,708 | 0.5 | 8.81% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 4,009,709 | 222,406 | 2,878,150 | 813,883 | 95,269 | 0.47 | 6.32% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 3,771,340 | 220,741 | 2,690,570 | 767,867 | 92,161 | 0.46 | −0.4% | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 3,786,311 | 372,818 | 2,586,785 | 738,085 | 88,623 | 0.48 | 7.72% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 3,514,884 | 230,423 | 2,478,958 | 718,738 | 86,765 | 0.46 | 6.18% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 3,310,225 | 184,047 | 2,354,749 | 689,196 | 82,233 | 0.45 | 3.59% | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 3,195,370 | 219,120 | 2,249,375 | 658,026 | 68,849 | 0.44 | 4.99% | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 3,043,639 | 185,104 | 2,168,987 | 631,815 | 57,734 | 0.44 | 1.35% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 3,002,957 | 222,728 | 2,111,492 | 622,001 | 46,737 | 0.45 | −1.03% | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 3,034,129 | 235,826 | 2,120,356 | 640,829 | 37,118 | 0.46 | −0.58% | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 3,051,812 | 292,502 | 2,083,142 | 649,073 | 27,095 | 0.48 | 2.19% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 2,986,336 | 299,035 | 2,044,419 | 627,955 | 14,927 | 0.48 | −12.84% | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 3,426,354 | 286,739 | 2,501,869 | 627,510 | 10,236 | 0.55 | −0.56% | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 3,445,780 | 270,516 | 2,527,449 | 640,293 | 7,521 | 0.56 | 1.55% | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 3,393,108 | 272,447 | 2,472,743 | 642,468 | 5,450 | 0.56 | 3.25% | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 3,286,267 | 253,907 | 2,390,596 | 638,290 | 3,474 | 0.55 | 3.91% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 3,162,477 | 257,717 | 2,292,323 | 610,414 | 2,023 | 0.54 | −0.79% | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 3,187,550 | 248,800 | 2,286,289 | 651,601 | 860 | 0.55 | 1.71% | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 3,134,019 | 223,712 | 2,262,770 | 647,004 | 533 | 0.55 | −1.43% | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 3,179,524 | 284,665 | 2,254,664 | 639,859 | 337 | 0.57 | 4.37% | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 3,046,474 | 200,779 | 2,207,576 | 638,067 | 52 | 0.56 | 18.5% | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,570,794 | 243,855 | 1,732,034 | 594,905 | 0 | 0.49 | 1.33% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 2,536,932 | 229,682 | 1,695,510 | 611,740 | 0 | 0.49 | 5.71% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 2,399,795 | 162,173 | 1,649,588 | 588,034 | 0 | 0.48 | 1.36% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 2,367,568 | 111,628 | 1,656,499 | 599,441 | 0 | 0.49 | 8.51% | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 2,181,871 | 106,386 | 1,518,153 | 557,332 | 0 | 0.46 | −2.07% | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 2,227,944 | 106,416 | 1,547,594 | 573,933 | 0 | 0.49 | 3.67% | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 2,148,987 | 89,805 | 1,500,145 | 559,036 | 0 | 0.48 | 1.94% | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 2,108,091 | 73,731 | 1,475,024 | 559,336 | 0 | 0.49 | 2.16% | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 2,063,616 | 88,373 | 1,438,757 | 536,486 | 0 | 0.49 | −8.83% | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 2,263,593 | 81,170 | 1,585,875 | 596,547 | 0 | 0.55 | −9.62% | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 2,504,591 | 82,254 | 1,758,054 | 664,283 | 0 | 0.62 | 3.13% | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 2,428,500 | 72,276 | 1,706,143 | 650,080 | 0 | 0.62 | 1.35% | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 2,396,062 | 71,070 | 1,678,454 | 646,538 | 0 | 0.63 | 0.47% | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 2,384,795 | 68,758 | 1,667,722 | 648,315 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.57% | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 2,371,219 | 66,495 | 1,659,773 | 644,951 | 0 | 0.65 | 3.62% | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 2,288,317 | 64,228 | 1,603,679 | 620,410 | 0 | 0.63 | 0.96% | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 2,266,455 | 60,049 | 1,584,505 | 621,902 | 0 | 0.63 | 2.43% | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 2,212,698 | 58,245 | 1,549,082 | 605,370 | 0 | 0.62 | 4.59% | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 2,115,587 | 58,436 | 1,473,990 | 583,161 | 0 | 0.6 | −0.25% | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 2,120,809 | 58,336 | 1,480,066 | 582,406 | 0 | 0.61 | – | 0.01% |
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).