Greenhouse gas emissions — all countries

Greenhouse gas emissions — Rwanda

Greenhouse gas emissions in Rwanda in 2024 — 9.72 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 53 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 571.9%.

2024 9.72 Mt CO₂e −0.06% vs 2023
World rank 53of 199
Period maximum 13.52 Mt CO₂e1978
Period minimum 0.81 Mt CO₂e1909

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Rwanda, 1850–2024051015185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 1.45 Mt CO₂e1853: 1.28 Mt CO₂e1856: 1.24 Mt CO₂e1859: 1.24 Mt CO₂e1862: 1.23 Mt CO₂e1865: 1.24 Mt CO₂e1868: 1.25 Mt CO₂e1871: 1.27 Mt CO₂e1874: 1.29 Mt CO₂e1877: 1.34 Mt CO₂e1880: 1.42 Mt CO₂e1883: 1.51 Mt CO₂e1886: 1.5 Mt CO₂e1889: 1.53 Mt CO₂e1892: 1.28 Mt CO₂e1895: 1.15 Mt CO₂e1898: 1.06 Mt CO₂e1901: 0.97 Mt CO₂e1904: 0.89 Mt CO₂e1907: 0.84 Mt CO₂e1910: 0.82 Mt CO₂e1913: 0.87 Mt CO₂e1916: 0.95 Mt CO₂e1919: 1.01 Mt CO₂e1922: 1.79 Mt CO₂e1925: 2.21 Mt CO₂e1928: 2.54 Mt CO₂e1931: 2.89 Mt CO₂e1934: 3.16 Mt CO₂e1937: 3.41 Mt CO₂e1940: 3.74 Mt CO₂e1943: 4.16 Mt CO₂e1946: 4.73 Mt CO₂e1949: 5.05 Mt CO₂e1952: 6.24 Mt CO₂e1955: 7.25 Mt CO₂e1958: 7.95 Mt CO₂e1961: 7.32 Mt CO₂e1964: 7.78 Mt CO₂e1967: 8.45 Mt CO₂e1970: 10.77 Mt CO₂e1973: 13.45 Mt CO₂e1976: 12.6 Mt CO₂e1979: 12.71 Mt CO₂e1982: 13.17 Mt CO₂e1985: 9.46 Mt CO₂e1988: 6.54 Mt CO₂e1991: 6.2 Mt CO₂e1994: 5.26 Mt CO₂e1997: 8.29 Mt CO₂e2000: 9.68 Mt CO₂e2003: 7.13 Mt CO₂e2006: 7.2 Mt CO₂e2009: 8.17 Mt CO₂e2012: 8.55 Mt CO₂e2015: 8.9 Mt CO₂e2018: 8.11 Mt CO₂e2021: 9.96 Mt CO₂e2024: 9.72 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +8.27 (+571.92%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 9.72 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 3,922.09 Mt CO₂e
Eastern Africa computed 1,019.23 Mt CO₂e
Low-income countries computed 2,052.87 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 9.72 −0.01 −0.06%
2023 9.72 −0.18 −1.81%
2022 9.9 −0.05 −0.54%
2021 9.96 −0.5 −4.76%
2020 10.45 +1.22 +13.15%
2019 9.24 +1.13 +13.87%
2018 8.11 +0.09 +1.08%
2017 8.03 −0.74 −8.41%
2016 8.76 −0.14 −1.54%
2015 8.9 +0.52 +6.19%
2014 8.38 −0.29 −3.36%
2013 8.67 +0.12 +1.39%
2012 8.55 −0.13 −1.54%
2011 8.69 +0.21 +2.51%
2010 8.47 +0.3 +3.71%
2009 8.17 +0.68 +9.06%
2008 7.49 +0.27 +3.81%
2007 7.22 +0.02 +0.29%
2006 7.2 +0.5 +7.42%
2005 6.7 −0.13 −1.95%
2004 6.83 −0.3 −4.21%
2003 7.13 −0.31 −4.15%
2002 7.44 −1.34 −15.26%
2001 8.78 −0.9 −9.3%
2000 9.68 −0.52 −5.06%
1999 10.2 +3.14 +44.46%
1998 7.06 −1.23 −14.86%
1997 8.29 +1 +13.75%
1996 7.29 +0.76 +11.69%
1995 6.53 +1.27 +24.14%
1994 5.26 +0.46 +9.66%
1993 4.79 −0.11 −2.2%
1992 4.9 −1.3 −20.91%
1991 6.2 −0.19 −3.01%
1990 6.39 −0.79 −10.94%
1989 7.17 +0.64 +9.78%
1988 6.54 −0.53 −7.49%
1987 7.06 −0.76 −9.66%
1986 7.82 −1.64 −17.36%
1985 9.46 −1.95 −17.08%
1984 11.41 −2.07 −15.37%
1983 13.48 +0.31 +2.38%
1982 13.17 −0.01 −0.09%
1981 13.18 −0.3 −2.2%
1980 13.48 +0.77 +6.05%
1979 12.71 −0.82 −6.03%
1978 13.52 +1.03 +8.25%
1977 12.49 −0.1 −0.82%
1976 12.6 −0.34 −2.66%
1975 12.94 −0.06 −0.45%
1974 13 −0.45 −3.34%
1973 13.45 +2.46 +22.37%
1972 10.99 −1.4 −11.31%
1971 12.39 +1.62 +15.06%
1970 10.77 +1.79 +19.99%
1969 8.97 +0.05 +0.62%
1968 8.92 +0.47 +5.54%
1967 8.45 +0.44 +5.49%
1966 8.01 +0.22 +2.77%
1965 7.8 +0.02 +0.23%
1964 7.78 −0.19 −2.41%
1963 7.97 +0.33 +4.27%
1962 7.64 +0.32 +4.36%
1961 7.32 +0.12 +1.6%
1960 7.21 −0.86 −10.6%
1959 8.06 +0.12 +1.45%
1958 7.95 +0.04 +0.57%
1957 7.9 +0.35 +4.63%
1956 7.55 +0.31 +4.24%
1955 7.25 +0.51 +7.54%
1954 6.74 +0.22 +3.36%
1953 6.52 +0.28 +4.47%
1952 6.24 +0.3 +5.09%
1951 5.94 +0.3 +5.36%
1950 5.64 +0.59 +11.62%
1949 5.05 +0.02 +0.44%
1948 5.03 +0.07 +1.45%
1947 4.96 +0.23 +4.78%
1946 4.73 +0.21 +4.6%
1945 4.52 +0.19 +4.29%
1944 4.34 +0.18 +4.26%
1943 4.16 +0.12 +2.97%
1942 4.04 +0.13 +3.22%
1941 3.91 +0.17 +4.51%
1940 3.74 +0.23 +6.67%
1939 3.51 +0.07 +2.09%
1938 3.44 +0.03 +0.82%
1937 3.41 +0.09 +2.59%
1936 3.32 +0.08 +2.59%
1935 3.24 +0.08 +2.53%
1934 3.16 +0.09 +2.8%
1933 3.07 +0.09 +2.95%
1932 2.99 +0.1 +3.39%
1931 2.89 +0.08 +2.92%
1930 2.81 +0.15 +5.49%
1929 2.66 +0.12 +4.72%
1928 2.54 +0.1 +4.1%
1927 2.44 +0.11 +4.68%
1926 2.33 +0.12 +5.52%
1925 2.21 +0.14 +6.66%
1924 2.07 +0.13 +6.53%
1923 1.94 +0.15 +8.54%
1922 1.79 +0.2 +12.71%
1921 1.59 +0.23 +16.75%
1920 1.36 +0.35 +35.02%
1919 1.01 +0.03 +3.07%
1918 0.98 +0 +0.31%
1917 0.98 +0.02 +2.42%
1916 0.95 +0.02 +2.26%
1915 0.93 +0.03 +3.22%
1914 0.9 +0.03 +3.32%
1913 0.87 −0 −0.23%
1912 0.88 +0.05 +5.8%
1911 0.83 +0.01 +0.61%
1910 0.82 +0.02 +1.99%
1909 0.81 −0.01 −0.74%
1908 0.81 −0.03 −3.1%
1907 0.84 −0.01 −1.3%
1906 0.85 −0.03 −3.19%
1905 0.88 −0.01 −1.46%
1904 0.89 −0.04 −3.99%
1903 0.93 −0.01 −1.28%
1902 0.94 −0.03 −3.1%
1901 0.97 −0.03 −3.1%
1900 1 −0.03 −3.1%
1899 1.03 −0.02 −2.27%
1898 1.06 −0.03 −2.49%
1897 1.08 −0.03 −2.61%
1896 1.11 −0.03 −2.97%
1895 1.15 −0.04 −3.13%
1894 1.18 −0.04 −3.51%
1893 1.23 −0.05 −3.92%
1892 1.28 −0.07 −5.13%
1891 1.35 −0.08 −5.75%
1890 1.43 −0.1 −6.79%
1889 1.53 +0.01 +0.59%
1888 1.52 +0.01 +0.66%
1887 1.51 +0.01 +0.67%
1886 1.5 +0.01 +0.67%
1885 1.49 −0 −0.2%
1884 1.5 −0.01 −0.66%
1883 1.51 −0.13 −7.89%
1882 1.63 +0.21 +14.51%
1881 1.43 +0 +0.21%
1880 1.42 +0.06 +4.17%
1879 1.37 +0.03 +2.47%
1878 1.33 −0.01 −0.52%
1877 1.34 −0.03 −1.83%
1876 1.37 +0.07 +5.08%
1875 1.3 +0.01 +0.46%
1874 1.29 +0 +0.23%
1873 1.29 −0.01 −0.84%
1872 1.3 +0.03 +2.68%
1871 1.27 +0.01 +0.63%
1870 1.26 +0.01 +1.2%
1869 1.25 −0 −0.16%
1868 1.25 +0.01 +0.48%
1867 1.24 +0 +0%
1866 1.24 +0 +0.24%
1865 1.24 −0 −0.16%
1864 1.24 −0 −0.24%
1863 1.24 +0.01 +0.97%
1862 1.23 +0 +0.24%
1861 1.23 −0 −0.16%
1860 1.23 −0.01 −1.05%
1859 1.24 +0.02 +1.39%
1858 1.23 −0.01 −0.49%
1857 1.23 −0.01 −0.81%
1856 1.24 −0.02 −1.82%
1855 1.27 +0.01 +0.48%
1854 1.26 −0.02 −1.49%
1853 1.28 −0.04 −2.74%
1852 1.31 −0.03 −2.38%
1851 1.35 −0.1 −6.92%
1850 1.45

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.