Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Afghanistan
2.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
2.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
138th
Rwanda rank
137th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Afghanistan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.71 million tonnes against 2.55 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 160,430 tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 138th and Rwanda ranks 137th of 211 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,817 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1,817 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 262,571 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 262,571 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 850,247 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 850,247 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.32 million tonnes | 16,660 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.75 million tonnes | 195,029 tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.01 million tonnes | 481,636 tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.24 million tonnes | 929,812 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 423,456 tonnes | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.71 million tonnes against 2.55 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
- 160,430 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Afghanistan ranks 138th and Rwanda ranks 137th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.