Haiti vs Rwanda: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Haiti
1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Haiti rank
127th
Rwanda rank
128th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Haiti
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 18,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.

Haiti ranks 127th and Rwanda ranks 128th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 8 and Rwanda in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Rwanda Difference Ahead
1850s 50,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 74,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1860s 55,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1870s 63,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1880s 73,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1890s 96,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 124,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1900s 148,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 140,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
1910s 198,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 168,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
1920s 204,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 216,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1930s 219,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 236,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1940s 376,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 431,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1950s 696,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 610,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
1960s 973,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 629,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 343,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
1970s 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 784,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 377,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
1980s 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 893,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 263,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
1990s 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 828,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 398,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
2000s 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 382,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Haiti
2010s 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
2020s 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Haiti or Rwanda?
Haiti, at 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Haiti and Rwanda?
18,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Rwanda?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Haiti and Rwanda rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Haiti ranks 127th and Rwanda ranks 128th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.