Rwanda vs Saint Lucia: Per capita methane emissions
Rwanda
0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
185th
Saint Lucia rank
183rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 185th and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 17 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 0.1171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 0.122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 0.2421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.5471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.8722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.7245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0149 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, Rwanda or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Rwanda and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 185th and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd 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.