Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Afghanistan
0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
195th
Rwanda rank
194th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Afghanistan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Rwanda in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.1711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.1817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.1885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
- 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Afghanistan ranks 195th and Rwanda ranks 194th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.