Rwanda Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
8.349.881
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,04%
increase
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
0,59
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Rwanda were 8.349.881 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,04% over the previous year, representing an increase by 2.984 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 8.346.897 tons.
- Per capita: 0,59 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Rwanda 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 | 8.349.881 | 2.311.382 | 4.722.183 | 1.289.166 | 27.150 | 0,59 | 0,04% | 0,016% |
| 2023 | 8.346.897 | 2.288.307 | 4.717.934 | 1.313.506 | 27.150 | 0,6 | 1,41% | 0,016% |
| 2022 | 8.230.923 | 2.201.247 | 4.680.139 | 1.322.387 | 27.150 | 0,6 | 5,34% | 0,016% |
| 2021 | 7.813.930 | 1.706.597 | 4.708.885 | 1.371.299 | 27.150 | 0,58 | 2,26% | 0,015% |
| 2020 | 7.641.540 | 1.455.368 | 4.730.198 | 1.428.824 | 27.150 | 0,58 | 2% | 0,016% |
| 2019 | 7.491.410 | 1.515.149 | 4.550.743 | 1.398.368 | 27.150 | 0,59 | 2,57% | 0,015% |
| 2018 | 7.303.761 | 1.459.100 | 4.444.742 | 1.372.769 | 27.150 | 0,58 | 3,75% | 0,014% |
| 2017 | 7.040.089 | 1.311.484 | 4.276.096 | 1.425.359 | 27.150 | 0,58 | 2,16% | 0,014% |
| 2016 | 6.891.218 | 1.210.593 | 4.252.585 | 1.400.890 | 27.150 | 0,58 | 0,23% | 0,014% |
| 2015 | 6.875.486 | 1.107.197 | 4.315.991 | 1.425.148 | 27.150 | 0,59 | 10,52% | 0,014% |
| 2014 | 6.221.238 | 959.236 | 3.990.454 | 1.244.398 | 27.150 | 0,55 | 1,11% | 0,013% |
| 2013 | 6.153.126 | 943.085 | 3.937.995 | 1.244.897 | 27.150 | 0,56 | 3,29% | 0,013% |
| 2012 | 5.957.201 | 847.228 | 3.851.549 | 1.231.274 | 27.150 | 0,55 | 3,1% | 0,013% |
| 2011 | 5.778.125 | 761.769 | 3.802.457 | 1.186.749 | 27.150 | 0,55 | −0,81% | 0,012% |
| 2010 | 5.825.448 | 731.210 | 3.844.960 | 1.222.127 | 27.150 | 0,57 | 5,04% | 0,013% |
| 2009 | 5.545.765 | 696.527 | 3.664.316 | 1.157.771 | 27.150 | 0,56 | 2,74% | 0,013% |
| 2008 | 5.398.046 | 677.771 | 3.575.593 | 1.118.223 | 26.460 | 0,56 | 4,08% | 0,012% |
| 2007 | 5.186.297 | 677.781 | 3.428.040 | 1.056.500 | 23.976 | 0,55 | 2,29% | 0,012% |
| 2006 | 5.070.227 | 744.587 | 3.298.601 | 1.005.547 | 21.492 | 0,55 | 5,72% | 0,012% |
| 2005 | 4.796.097 | 741.912 | 3.113.344 | 923.864 | 16.976 | 0,53 | 1,54% | 0,012% |
| 2004 | 4.723.558 | 686.652 | 3.123.638 | 901.039 | 12.229 | 0,54 | 3,07% | 0,012% |
| 2003 | 4.582.847 | 708.479 | 3.014.052 | 852.209 | 8.106 | 0,53 | 2,98% | 0,012% |
| 2002 | 4.450.279 | 818.492 | 2.832.742 | 793.600 | 5.444 | 0,52 | 4,84% | 0,012% |
| 2001 | 4.244.649 | 695.617 | 2.780.135 | 766.016 | 2.882 | 0,51 | 3,29% | 0,012% |
| 2000 | 4.109.303 | 680.538 | 2.671.624 | 755.885 | 1.256 | 0,51 | −4,39% | 0,011% |
| 1999 | 4.298.163 | 513.666 | 2.990.728 | 792.404 | 1.366 | 0,57 | 7,68% | 0,012% |
| 1998 | 3.991.631 | 497.182 | 2.779.904 | 713.381 | 1.163 | 0,57 | −30,63% | 0,012% |
| 1997 | 5.754.106 | 481.942 | 4.511.977 | 759.177 | 1.010 | 0,88 | 10,48% | 0,017% |
| 1996 | 5.208.205 | 471.868 | 4.016.219 | 719.250 | 868 | 0,85 | 4,81% | 0,015% |
| 1995 | 4.969.142 | 470.425 | 3.834.160 | 663.805 | 751 | 0,84 | 0,28% | 0,015% |
| 1994 | 4.955.080 | 479.428 | 3.804.287 | 670.988 | 377 | 0,83 | 1,93% | 0,015% |
| 1993 | 4.861.354 | 500.731 | 3.663.459 | 695.746 | 1.418 | 0,77 | −5,08% | 0,015% |
| 1992 | 5.121.434 | 499.148 | 3.904.236 | 716.515 | 1.535 | 0,76 | −6,08% | 0,016% |
| 1991 | 5.452.859 | 497.668 | 4.212.004 | 741.998 | 1.189 | 0,77 | −3,85% | 0,017% |
| 1990 | 5.671.406 | 553.022 | 4.382.593 | 734.787 | 1.004 | 0,78 | −9,64% | 0,018% |
| 1989 | 6.276.304 | 547.119 | 4.903.272 | 825.362 | 550 | 0,87 | 3,5% | 0,020% |
| 1988 | 6.064.281 | 545.464 | 4.724.826 | 793.572 | 419 | 0,86 | 2,43% | 0,019% |
| 1987 | 5.920.559 | 472.729 | 4.660.477 | 786.985 | 368 | 0,88 | 2,28% | 0,019% |
| 1986 | 5.788.302 | 467.506 | 4.533.767 | 786.649 | 381 | 0,9 | 0,83% | 0,020% |
| 1985 | 5.740.753 | 463.792 | 4.482.610 | 794.278 | 73 | 0,94 | 3,13% | 0,020% |
| 1984 | 5.566.650 | 443.588 | 4.359.521 | 763.416 | 126 | 0,95 | 1,33% | 0,019% |
| 1983 | 5.493.739 | 499.441 | 4.228.652 | 765.528 | 118 | 0,97 | 2,58% | 0,020% |
| 1982 | 5.355.791 | 448.342 | 4.158.004 | 749.343 | 101 | 0,98 | 2,93% | 0,019% |
| 1981 | 5.203.214 | 437.994 | 4.059.267 | 705.815 | 138 | 0,98 | 2,74% | 0,019% |
| 1980 | 5.064.501 | 366.058 | 4.005.010 | 693.419 | 13 | 0,99 | 6,16% | 0,018% |
| 1979 | 4.770.447 | 170.962 | 3.930.350 | 669.135 | 0 | 0,96 | −3,75% | 0,017% |
| 1978 | 4.956.225 | 170.385 | 4.090.139 | 695.701 | 0 | 1,03 | 2,2% | 0,018% |
| 1977 | 4.849.363 | 155.249 | 4.018.672 | 675.442 | 0 | 1,04 | 2,26% | 0,018% |
| 1976 | 4.742.412 | 155.665 | 3.924.852 | 661.895 | 0 | 1,05 | −0,6% | 0,018% |
| 1975 | 4.770.916 | 124.519 | 3.978.393 | 668.004 | 0 | 1,09 | 3,17% | 0,019% |
| 1974 | 4.624.487 | 108.887 | 3.863.000 | 652.600 | 0 | 1,09 | 0,74% | 0,018% |
| 1973 | 4.590.502 | 108.773 | 3.821.962 | 659.767 | 0 | 1,12 | 2,52% | 0,018% |
| 1972 | 4.477.858 | 105.608 | 3.727.081 | 645.169 | 0 | 1,12 | 2,12% | 0,019% |
| 1971 | 4.384.889 | 99.377 | 3.643.971 | 641.542 | 0 | 1,13 | 0,77% | 0,019% |
| 1970 | 4.351.429 | 99.290 | 3.621.637 | 630.501 | 0 | 1,16 | – | 0,019% |
See also
- Rwanda CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Rwanda
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).