Rwanda vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Rwanda
2.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
2.63 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
197th
Uganda rank
196th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.63 tonnes per person against 2.62 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 196th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1797 tonnes per person | 0.5814 tonnes per person | 0.4017 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.319 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.9132 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 0.6344 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.0329 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 0.1854 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.01 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 0.0838 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 0.0728 tonnes per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.63 tonnes per person against 2.62 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 197th and Uganda ranks 196th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.