Global change over the last 50 years in Burundi
Burundi: Global change over the last 50 years was 19,500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global change over the last 50 years in Burundi, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 19,500 for global change over the last 50 years in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global change over the last 50 years in Burundi peaked at 24,123 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3,091, in 1996.
Burundi ranks 138th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Global change over the last 50 years in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20,200 | — |
| 1966 | 16,600 | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 12,300 | -25.9% |
| 1968 | 15,000 | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 15,600 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 13,300 | -14.7% |
| 1971 | 16,900 | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 7,500 | -55.6% |
| 1973 | 8,500 | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 10,982 | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 14,547 | +32.5% |
| 1976 | 20,333 | +39.8% |
| 1977 | 18,900 | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 15,682 | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 11,250 | -28.3% |
| 1980 | 14,767 | +31.3% |
| 1981 | 11,880 | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 12,131 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 11,366 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 11,363 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 11,371 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 11,861 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 12,034 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11,701 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 10,787 | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 17,425 | +61.5% |
| 1991 | 21,044 | +20.8% |
| 1992 | 24,123 | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 17,050 | -29.3% |
| 1994 | 22,050 | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 21,151 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3,091 | -85.4% |
| 1997 | 20,346 | +558.2% |
| 1998 | 13,476 | -33.8% |
| 1999 | 9,249 | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 17,365 | +87.8% |
| 2001 | 9,014 | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 11,050 | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 14,747 | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 13,905 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 13,450 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13,028 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 11,359 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 18,315 | +61.2% |
| 2009 | 12,665 | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 17,322 | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 10,716 | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 12,469 | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 13,437 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 16,279 | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 20,486 | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 22,185 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 19,439 | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 20,755 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 20,867 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20,079 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 20,090 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 20,475 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 20,315 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19,500 | -4.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 19,500 is below the median for low income countries, which is 55,138, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 19,500 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global change over the last 50 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +558.2% | 3,091 | 20,346 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,940 | 12,300 | 20,200 | 5 |
| 1970s | 13,789 | 7,500 | 20,333 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,926 | 10,787 | 14,767 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,900 | 3,091 | 24,123 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,490 | 9,014 | 18,315 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,396 | 10,716 | 22,185 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,092 | 19,500 | 20,475 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global change over the last 50 years in Burundi?
- Global change over the last 50 years in Burundi was 19,500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 24,123 in 1992.
- What is the lowest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,091 in 1996.
- How does Burundi rank for global change over the last 50 years?
- Burundi ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global change over the last 50 years rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 Global change over the last 50 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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