Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita

Ethiopia
2.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
2.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
199th
Rwanda rank
197th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 2.62 tonnes per person against 2.5 tonnes per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2097 tonnes per person 0.1797 tonnes per person 0.03 tonnes per person Ethiopia
1970s 0.589 tonnes per person 0.319 tonnes per person 0.2701 tonnes per person Ethiopia
1980s 0.8865 tonnes per person 0.9132 tonnes per person 0.0267 tonnes per person Rwanda
1990s 1.08 tonnes per person 1.56 tonnes per person 0.4777 tonnes per person Rwanda
2000s 1.28 tonnes per person 1.81 tonnes per person 0.531 tonnes per person Rwanda
2010s 1.73 tonnes per person 2.01 tonnes per person 0.2714 tonnes per person Rwanda
2020s 2.35 tonnes per person 2.44 tonnes per person 0.0906 tonnes per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 2.62 tonnes per person against 2.5 tonnes per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
0.12 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.