Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Ethiopia
0.0223 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0219 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
128th
Rwanda rank
129th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0223 tonnes per person against 0.0219 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 129th of 209 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0223 tonnes per person against 0.0219 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 0.0004 tonnes per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Ethiopia ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 129th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.