Niger vs Rwanda: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Niger
0.0039 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0058 tonnes per person
in 2024
Niger rank
120th
Rwanda rank
118th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Niger
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.0058 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 120th and Rwanda ranks 118th of 146 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2010s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Niger or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.0058 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Niger and Rwanda?
- 0.0019 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Rwanda rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Niger ranks 120th and Rwanda ranks 118th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.