Niger vs Rwanda: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Niger
0.3523 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.3031 tonnes per person
in 2024
Niger rank
187th
Rwanda rank
188th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Niger
- Rwanda
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.3523 tonnes per person against 0.3031 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0492 tonnes per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 188th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.99 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | 8.29 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 4.16 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 1970s | -2.89 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.9723 tonnes per person | 0.8635 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 4.79 tonnes per person | 0.4517 tonnes per person | 4.34 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.6311 tonnes per person | 0.4654 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 0.3356 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.4143 tonnes per person | 0.3383 tonnes per person | 0.0759 tonnes per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Niger or Rwanda?
- Niger, at 0.3523 tonnes per person against 0.3031 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Niger and Rwanda?
- 0.0492 tonnes per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Rwanda rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Niger ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 188th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.