Rwanda vs Uganda: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Rwanda
0.252 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1809 tonnes per person
in 2023
Rwanda rank
115th
Uganda rank
118th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.252 tonnes per person against 0.1809 tonnes per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0711 tonnes per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 115th and Uganda ranks 118th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0766 tonnes per person 0.0831 tonnes per person 0.0064 tonnes per person Uganda
2000s 0.0609 tonnes per person 0.125 tonnes per person 0.064 tonnes per person Uganda
2010s 0.1097 tonnes per person 0.1754 tonnes per person 0.0657 tonnes per person Uganda
2020s 0.2291 tonnes per person 0.1816 tonnes per person 0.0474 tonnes per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 0.252 tonnes per person against 0.1809 tonnes per person in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?
0.0711 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Rwanda ranks 115th and Uganda ranks 118th 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP 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
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP 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
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.