Equatorial Guinea vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Equatorial Guinea
29.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
32.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
Rwanda rank
168th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 32.81 million tonnes against 29.58 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.23 million tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and Rwanda ranks 168th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 112,118 tonnes | 111,428 tonnes | 689.9 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 410,368 tonnes | 610,155 tonnes | 199,787 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 858,475 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 614,793 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.47 million tonnes | 11.14 million tonnes | 8.66 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 7.62 million tonnes | 15.83 million tonnes | 8.20 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 19.45 million tonnes | 22.04 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 27.62 million tonnes | 30.03 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Equatorial Guinea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 32.81 million tonnes against 29.58 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?
- 3.23 million tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and Rwanda ranks 168th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.