Congo vs Rwanda: CO₂ emissions by sector

Congo
180,000 tonnes
in 2023
Rwanda
190,000 tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
131st
Rwanda rank
129th

CO₂ emissions by sector over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 190,000 tonnes against 180,000 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 10,000 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 131st and Rwanda ranks 129th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes.