Kiribati vs Rwanda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Kiribati
0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
195th
Rwanda rank
198th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kiribati ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.4678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.6959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.6117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.7183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.8224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Kiribati or Rwanda?
- Kiribati, at 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Kiribati and Rwanda?
- 0.1426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Rwanda rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 198th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.