Rwanda vs Tanzania: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Rwanda
0.252 tonnes per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.3871 tonnes per person
in 2023
Rwanda rank
115th
Tanzania rank
113th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.3871 tonnes per person against 0.252 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1351 tonnes per person.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Rwanda's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 115th and Tanzania ranks 113th of 120 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0766 tonnes per person | 0.1115 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.1926 tonnes per person | 0.1317 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.1097 tonnes per person | 0.3434 tonnes per person | 0.2337 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.2291 tonnes per person | 0.3797 tonnes per person | 0.1506 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.3871 tonnes per person against 0.252 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.1351 tonnes per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Rwanda ranks 115th and Tanzania ranks 113th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.