Rwanda vs Yemen: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Rwanda
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
193rd
Yemen rank
190th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Rwanda
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Rwanda ranks 193rd and Yemen ranks 190th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1930s | 0.2046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1940s | 0.2604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.4518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.6724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.7929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.7466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.5393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.3203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Rwanda or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Rwanda and Yemen?
- 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 193rd and Yemen ranks 190th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.