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Rwanda CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
2,311,382
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.01%
increase
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
0.16
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Rwanda were 2,311,382 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 1.01% over the previous year, representing an increase by 23,075 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 2,288,307 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Rwanda are equivalent to 0.16 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.16 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1.1% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Rwanda

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 2,311,382 1.01% 0.16 0.0058%
2023 2,288,307 3.96% 0.16 0.0059%
2022 2,201,247 28.98% 0.16 0.0057%
2021 1,706,597 17.26% 0.13 0.0045%
2020 1,455,368 −3.95% 0.11 0.0040%
2019 1,515,149 3.84% 0.12 0.0040%
2018 1,459,100 11.26% 0.12 0.0038%
2017 1,311,484 8.33% 0.11 0.0035%
2016 1,210,593 9.34% 0.1 0.0033%
2015 1,107,197 15.42% 0.1 0.0031%
2014 959,236 1.71% 0.08 0.0026%
2013 943,085 11.31% 0.09 0.0026%
2012 847,228 11.22% 0.08 0.0024%
2011 761,769 4.18% 0.07 0.0022%
2010 731,210 4.98% 0.07 0.0022%
2009 696,527 2.77% 0.07 0.0022%
2008 677,771 0% 0.07 0.0021%
2007 677,781 −8.97% 0.07 0.0021%
2006 744,587 0.36% 0.08 0.0024%
2005 741,912 8.05% 0.08 0.0025%
2004 686,652 −3.08% 0.08 0.0024%
2003 708,479 −13.44% 0.08 0.0026%
2002 818,492 17.66% 0.1 0.0031%
2001 695,617 2.22% 0.08 0.0027%
2000 680,538 32.49% 0.08 0.0026%
1999 513,666 3.32% 0.07 0.0021%
1998 497,182 3.16% 0.07 0.0020%
1997 481,942 2.13% 0.07 0.0020%
1996 471,868 0.31% 0.08 0.0020%
1995 470,425 −1.88% 0.08 0.0020%
1994 479,428 −4.25% 0.08 0.0021%
1993 500,731 0.32% 0.08 0.0022%
1992 499,148 0.3% 0.07 0.0022%
1991 497,668 −10.01% 0.07 0.0022%
1990 553,022 1.08% 0.08 0.0024%
1989 547,119 0.3% 0.08 0.0024%
1988 545,464 15.39% 0.08 0.0025%
1987 472,729 1.12% 0.07 0.0022%
1986 467,506 0.8% 0.07 0.0023%
1985 463,792 4.55% 0.08 0.0023%
1984 443,588 −11.18% 0.08 0.0022%
1983 499,441 11.4% 0.09 0.0026%
1982 448,342 2.36% 0.08 0.0023%
1981 437,994 19.65% 0.08 0.0023%
1980 366,058 114.12% 0.07 0.0019%
1979 170,962 0.34% 0.03 0.00085%
1978 170,385 9.75% 0.04 0.00087%
1977 155,249 −0.27% 0.03 0.00082%
1976 155,665 25.01% 0.03 0.00085%
1975 124,519 14.36% 0.03 0.00072%
1974 108,887 0.1% 0.03 0.00063%
1973 108,773 3% 0.03 0.00062%
1972 105,608 6.27% 0.03 0.00064%
1971 99,377 0.09% 0.03 0.00063%
1970 99,290 0.03 0.00063%

See also


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).