Rwanda vs Tanzania: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Rwanda

0.252 tonnes per person

in 2023

Tanzania

0.3871 tonnes per person

in 2023

Rwanda rank

115th

Tanzania rank

113th

Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Tanzania currently reports 0.3871 tonnes per person against 0.252 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.135 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.

Indicator: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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: 07 August 2026

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