Rwanda vs Uganda: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Rwanda
0.3031 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.218 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
186th
Uganda rank
188th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.3031 tonnes per person against 0.218 tonnes per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0851 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 188th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 6.18 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.9723 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.4517 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.5958 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.6311 tonnes per person | 0.958 tonnes per person | 0.3269 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3356 tonnes per person | 0.4312 tonnes per person | 0.0956 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3383 tonnes per person | 0.2366 tonnes per person | 0.1017 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Rwanda, at 0.3031 tonnes per person against 0.218 tonnes per person in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.0851 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 188th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.