Burundi

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 919.91 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 13,689,450 HDI (2023): 0.44
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 178
Score: 32.9
Vulnerability 0.553
Readiness 0.211

The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Burundi places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Burundi is the 24th most vulnerable country and the 180th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
162
161
159
157
159
163
168
165
166
165
168
177
178
176
177
180
183
185
181
172
172
172
174
178
178
179
181
177
178
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.553
Food
0.651
Projected change of cereal yields
0.938
Projected population change
0.674
Food import dependency
0.200
Rural population
0.918
Agriculture capacity
0.980
Child malnutrition
0.194
Water
0.170
Projected change of annual runoff
0.153
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.307
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.024
Water dependency ratio
0.198
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.742
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
0.371
Medical staff
0.976
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.561
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.198
Protected biome
0.762
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.862
Human Habitat
0.642
Projected change of warm periods
0.435
Projected change of flood hazard
0.811
Urban concentration
0.082
Age dependency ratio
0.839
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.782
Paved roads
0.903
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.893
Disaster preparedness
0.250