Congo vs Rwanda: Nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Congo
1.21 million tonnes
in 2023
Rwanda
1.25 million tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
121st
Rwanda rank
119th

Nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.25 million tonnes against 1.21 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 40,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 121st and Rwanda ranks 119th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.