Greenland vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Greenland
35.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
37.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Greenland rank
168th
Rwanda rank
167th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Greenland
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 37.32 million tonnes against 35.19 million tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 2.12 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 168th and Rwanda ranks 167th of 215 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 697,992 tonnes 115,572 tonnes 582,420 tonnes Greenland
1960s 3.22 million tonnes 621,318 tonnes 2.60 million tonnes Greenland
1970s 7.69 million tonnes 1.49 million tonnes 6.20 million tonnes Greenland
1980s 12.61 million tonnes 5.82 million tonnes 6.80 million tonnes Greenland
1990s 17.78 million tonnes 11.37 million tonnes 6.41 million tonnes Greenland
2000s 23.86 million tonnes 16.37 million tonnes 7.49 million tonnes Greenland
2010s 29.89 million tonnes 23.19 million tonnes 6.70 million tonnes Greenland
2020s 33.99 million tonnes 33.36 million tonnes 632,920 tonnes Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Greenland or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 37.32 million tonnes against 35.19 million tonnes in Greenland as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Greenland and Rwanda?
2.12 million tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Rwanda?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Greenland ranks 168th and Rwanda ranks 167th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.