Eritrea vs Rwanda: Methane emissions
Eritrea
4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
132nd
Rwanda rank
131st
Methane emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 12,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 132nd and Rwanda ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 51,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 56,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 62,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 70,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 79,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 95,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 126,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 171,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 224,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 288,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 431,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 355,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 338,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 597,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 597,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 12,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 132nd and Rwanda ranks 131st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.