Rwanda vs United States: LULUCF — Emissions per capita

Rwanda
-0.8 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States
-0.98 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Rwanda rank
205th
United States rank
208th

LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • United States
-3-2-10199020062023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -0.8 t CO2eq/cap against -0.98 t CO2eq/cap in United States, a difference of 0.18 t CO2eq/cap.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 205th and United States ranks 208th of 223 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0.311 t CO2eq/cap -2.76 t CO2eq/cap 3.08 t CO2eq/cap Rwanda
2000s 0.01 t CO2eq/cap -2.69 t CO2eq/cap 2.7 t CO2eq/cap Rwanda
2010s -0.375 t CO2eq/cap -2.18 t CO2eq/cap 1.81 t CO2eq/cap Rwanda
2020s -0.795 t CO2eq/cap -1.18 t CO2eq/cap 0.385 t CO2eq/cap Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lulucf — emissions per capita, Rwanda or United States?
Rwanda, at -0.8 t CO2eq/cap against -0.98 t CO2eq/cap in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in lulucf — emissions per capita between Rwanda and United States?
0.18 t CO2eq/cap, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and United States rank globally for lulucf — emissions per capita?
Rwanda ranks 205th and United States ranks 208th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.