Rwanda vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Rwanda
37.89 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
35.63 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
126th
Tonga rank
129th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 37.89 tonnes per person against 35.63 tonnes per person in Tonga, a difference of 2.26 tonnes per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 126th and Tonga ranks 129th of 194 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 77.87 tonnes per person 31.23 tonnes per person 46.65 tonnes per person Rwanda
1970s 72.64 tonnes per person 35.3 tonnes per person 37.34 tonnes per person Rwanda
1980s 64.16 tonnes per person 34.79 tonnes per person 29.36 tonnes per person Rwanda
1990s 59 tonnes per person 32.44 tonnes per person 26.56 tonnes per person Rwanda
2000s 53.47 tonnes per person 28.16 tonnes per person 25.3 tonnes per person Rwanda
2010s 45 tonnes per person 31.55 tonnes per person 13.45 tonnes per person Rwanda
2020s 39.23 tonnes per person 35 tonnes per person 4.22 tonnes per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Rwanda or Tonga?
Rwanda, at 37.89 tonnes per person against 35.63 tonnes per person in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Rwanda and Tonga?
2.26 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tonga?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Rwanda ranks 126th and Tonga ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, 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 from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.