Rwanda vs Togo: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Rwanda
2.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Togo
2.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda rank
85th
Togo rank
88th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Rwanda
- Togo
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.29 million tonnes against 2.04 million tonnes in Togo, a difference of 247,720 tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 85th and Togo ranks 88th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 8 and Togo in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.23 million tonnes | 644,201 tonnes | 585,479 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 1.13 million tonnes | 721,918 tonnes | 411,543 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 81,876 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 102,125 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 975,089 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 254,787 tonnes | Togo |
| 1900s | 469,626 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 745,293 tonnes | Togo |
| 1910s | 334,564 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 711,851 tonnes | Togo |
| 1920s | 1.83 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 628,082 tonnes | Togo |
| 1930s | 3.33 million tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | 259,978 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 4.66 million tonnes | 77.90 million tonnes | 73.23 million tonnes | Togo |
| 1950s | 6.82 million tonnes | 30.20 million tonnes | 23.39 million tonnes | Togo |
| 1960s | 5.26 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | 793,485 tonnes | Togo |
| 1970s | 7.82 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 5.29 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.89 million tonnes | 7.44 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | Togo |
| 2000s | 5.03 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 765,108 tonnes | Togo |
| 2010s | 2.85 million tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Togo |
| 2020s | 2.79 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Rwanda or Togo?
- Rwanda, at 2.29 million tonnes against 2.04 million tonnes in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Rwanda and Togo?
- 247,720 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Togo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Togo rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Rwanda ranks 85th and Togo ranks 88th 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.