Cape Verde vs Rwanda: Per capita methane emissions
Cape Verde
0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
188th
Rwanda rank
185th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 185th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 0.1389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0.0984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Cape Verde or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cape Verde and Rwanda?
- 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Rwanda rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 185th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.