Iceland vs Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Iceland
4.16 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
4.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Iceland rank
158th
Rwanda rank
157th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Iceland
  • Rwanda
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M193619802024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 4.32 million tonnes against 4.16 million tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 162,460 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Iceland ranks 158th and Rwanda ranks 157th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 4.65 million tonnes 6.84 million tonnes 2.19 million tonnes Rwanda
1960s 3.41 million tonnes 5.33 million tonnes 1.92 million tonnes Rwanda
1970s 2.28 million tonnes 7.98 million tonnes 5.70 million tonnes Rwanda
1980s 2.04 million tonnes 5.91 million tonnes 3.87 million tonnes Rwanda
1990s 2.69 million tonnes 3.37 million tonnes 687,926 tonnes Rwanda
2000s 3.40 million tonnes 5.55 million tonnes 2.15 million tonnes Rwanda
2010s 3.94 million tonnes 3.79 million tonnes 143,989 tonnes Iceland
2020s 3.88 million tonnes 4.61 million tonnes 723,700 tonnes Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Iceland or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 4.32 million tonnes against 4.16 million tonnes in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Iceland and Rwanda?
162,460 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Rwanda?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Rwanda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Iceland ranks 158th and Rwanda ranks 157th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.