Belgium vs Rwanda: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Belgium
0.9%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.9%
in 2024
Belgium rank
141st
Rwanda rank
142nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Belgium
- Rwanda
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 141st and Rwanda ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 39.8% | 37.9% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 22.6% | 21.2% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | -2.5% | 10.3% | 12.8% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -2.7% | 4.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | -1.4% | 1.0% | 2.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | -0.7% | 9.8% | 10.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | -2.9% | 7.9% | 10.9% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Belgium or Rwanda?
- Belgium, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Belgium and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Rwanda rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Belgium ranks 141st and Rwanda ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.