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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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
Last refreshed

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.