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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).