Rwanda vs Ukraine: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Rwanda
0.1605 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ukraine
0.1475 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
90th
Ukraine rank
93rd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.1605 tonnes per person against 0.1475 tonnes per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.013 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.

Rwanda ranks 90th and Ukraine ranks 93rd of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 9 and Ukraine in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 0.81 tonnes per person 3.9 tonnes per person 3.09 tonnes per person Ukraine
1860s 0.7391 tonnes per person 4.32 tonnes per person 3.58 tonnes per person Ukraine
1870s 0.7989 tonnes per person 5.37 tonnes per person 4.57 tonnes per person Ukraine
1880s 0.9369 tonnes per person 6.14 tonnes per person 5.2 tonnes per person Ukraine
1890s 0.6197 tonnes per person 7.45 tonnes per person 6.83 tonnes per person Ukraine
1900s 0.3193 tonnes per person 8.96 tonnes per person 8.64 tonnes per person Ukraine
1910s 0.2438 tonnes per person 4.99 tonnes per person 4.74 tonnes per person Ukraine
1920s 1.26 tonnes per person 1.82 tonnes per person 0.5615 tonnes per person Ukraine
1930s 2 tonnes per person 1.87 tonnes per person 0.1271 tonnes per person Rwanda
1940s 2.4 tonnes per person 4.4 tonnes per person 2 tonnes per person Ukraine
1950s 2.69 tonnes per person 2.25 tonnes per person 0.4415 tonnes per person Rwanda
1960s 1.56 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person 0.436 tonnes per person Rwanda
1970s 1.73 tonnes per person 0.4511 tonnes per person 1.28 tonnes per person Rwanda
1980s 0.872 tonnes per person 0.3121 tonnes per person 0.5599 tonnes per person Rwanda
1990s 0.386 tonnes per person 0.1102 tonnes per person 0.2758 tonnes per person Rwanda
2000s 0.5729 tonnes per person 0.0662 tonnes per person 0.5068 tonnes per person Rwanda
2010s 0.2546 tonnes per person 0.2125 tonnes per person 0.0421 tonnes per person Rwanda
2020s 0.2054 tonnes per person 0.1309 tonnes per person 0.0745 tonnes per person Rwanda

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 Ukraine?
Rwanda, at 0.1605 tonnes per person against 0.1475 tonnes per person in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Rwanda and Ukraine?
0.013 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Ukraine?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Ukraine rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Rwanda ranks 90th and Ukraine ranks 93rd 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.