Egypt vs Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Egypt
2.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
2.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
82nd
Rwanda rank
85th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Egypt
- Rwanda
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.80 million tonnes against 2.29 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 508,300 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Rwanda ranks 85th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -232,723 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1860s | -4,291 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 321,443 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 914,105 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 1.37 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 108,452 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 1.47 million tonnes | 975,089 tonnes | 491,772 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1900s | 1.27 million tonnes | 469,626 tonnes | 804,733 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1910s | 1.16 million tonnes | 334,564 tonnes | 827,290 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 733,827 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 2.39 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 930,464 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 4.09 million tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | 573,075 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 5.82 million tonnes | 6.82 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 5.61 million tonnes | 5.26 million tonnes | 342,481 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 902,128 tonnes | 7.82 million tonnes | 6.91 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 950,327 tonnes | 5.29 million tonnes | 4.34 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.48 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.81 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.86 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 983,448 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.80 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 8,872 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Egypt or Rwanda?
- Egypt, at 2.80 million tonnes against 2.29 million tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Egypt and Rwanda?
- 508,300 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Rwanda ranks 85th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.