Rwanda vs Tonga: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Rwanda
0.1605 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.1498 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
90th
Tonga rank
92nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Tonga
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1605 tonnes per person against 0.1498 tonnes per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0107 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Rwanda ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 12 and Tonga in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.81 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.313 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.7391 tonnes per person | 0.7864 tonnes per person | 0.0473 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.7989 tonnes per person | 0.5732 tonnes per person | 0.2257 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 0.9369 tonnes per person | 0.49 tonnes per person | 0.4469 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0.6197 tonnes per person | 0.4415 tonnes per person | 0.1782 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0.3193 tonnes per person | 0.388 tonnes per person | 0.0687 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.2438 tonnes per person | 0.2116 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.1054 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 2 tonnes per person | 0.0512 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 0.5142 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.872 tonnes per person | -0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.906 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.386 tonnes per person | -0.2478 tonnes per person | 0.6338 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.5729 tonnes per person | -0.0795 tonnes per person | 0.6524 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.2546 tonnes per person | 0.5497 tonnes per person | 0.2952 tonnes per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.2054 tonnes per person | 0.2058 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Rwanda or Tonga?
- Rwanda, at 0.1605 tonnes per person against 0.1498 tonnes per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Rwanda and Tonga?
- 0.0107 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Tonga rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from 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 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.