Eswatini vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Eswatini
44.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
37.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Eswatini rank
164th
Rwanda rank
167th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Eswatini
- Rwanda
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 44.61 million tonnes against 37.32 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 7.30 million tonnes.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eswatini ranks 164th and Rwanda ranks 167th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,152 tonnes | 115,572 tonnes | 95,420 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 425,024 tonnes | 642,114 tonnes | 217,091 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.19 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 7.16 million tonnes | 5.82 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 14.14 million tonnes | 11.37 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 24.79 million tonnes | 16.37 million tonnes | 8.42 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 34.99 million tonnes | 23.19 million tonnes | 11.81 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 42.55 million tonnes | 33.36 million tonnes | 9.19 million tonnes | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Eswatini or Rwanda?
- Eswatini, at 44.61 million tonnes against 37.32 million tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 7.30 million tonnes, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Eswatini ranks 164th and Rwanda ranks 167th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.