Albania vs Rwanda: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Albania
5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Albania rank
147th
Rwanda rank
148th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Albania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Albania currently reports 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 58,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 147th and Rwanda ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 17 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 285,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1860s | 316,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1870s | 350,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1880s | 389,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1890s | 430,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1900s | 474,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 291,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1910s | 514,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 301,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1920s | 530,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1930s | 681,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 341,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1940s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1950s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1960s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1970s | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1980s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1990s | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2010s | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2020s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Albania or Rwanda?
- Albania, at 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Albania and Rwanda?
- 58,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Rwanda rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Albania ranks 147th and Rwanda ranks 148th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.