Rwanda vs Uganda: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Rwanda
0.3031 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.218 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
188th
Uganda rank
190th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.3031 tonnes per person against 0.218 tonnes per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0851 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 188th and Uganda ranks 190th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes per person | 4.99 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 6.18 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.9723 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.4517 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.5958 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.6311 tonnes per person | 0.958 tonnes per person | 0.3269 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3356 tonnes per person | 0.4312 tonnes per person | 0.0956 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3383 tonnes per person | 0.2366 tonnes per person | 0.1017 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Rwanda, at 0.3031 tonnes per person against 0.218 tonnes per person in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.0851 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Rwanda ranks 188th and Uganda ranks 190th 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.