Rwanda vs Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Rwanda
0.0219 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.0194 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
129th
Yemen rank
132nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Rwanda
- Yemen
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.0219 tonnes per person against 0.0194 tonnes per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Rwanda ranks 129th and Yemen ranks 132nd of 209 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0305 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person | 0.026 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.0279 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Rwanda or Yemen?
- Rwanda, at 0.0219 tonnes per person against 0.0194 tonnes per person in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Rwanda and Yemen?
- 0.0025 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Rwanda ranks 129th and Yemen ranks 132nd 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.