Rwanda vs Trinidad and Tobago: Methane emissions
Rwanda
4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda rank
131st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
129th
Methane emissions over time
- Rwanda
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 409,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 131st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 10 and Trinidad and Tobago in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 174,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 179,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 186,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 192,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 200,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 209,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 251,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 349,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 528,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 488,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 778,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 719,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 515,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 461,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Rwanda or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 409,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for methane emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 131st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th 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.