Nepal vs Rwanda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Nepal

12.8 kilograms per person

in 2023

Rwanda

13.62 kilograms per person

in 2023

Nepal rank

146th

Rwanda rank

144th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time

Rwanda currently reports 13.62 kilograms per person against 12.8 kilograms per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.8188 kilograms per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nepal ranks 146th and Rwanda ranks 144th of 191 countries.

Indicator: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 6,468 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.