Kuwait vs Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires

Kuwait

379,388 tonnes

in 2026

Rwanda

425,737 tonnes

in 2026

Kuwait rank

101st

Rwanda rank

98th

Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires over time

Rwanda currently reports 425,737 tonnes against 379,388 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 46,349 tonnes.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 101st and Rwanda ranks 98th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 5,952 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.