Armenia vs Rwanda: Greenhouse gas emissions
Armenia
10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Armenia rank
145th
Rwanda rank
147th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Armenia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 594,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Armenia ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 7 and Rwanda in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 991,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 293,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 984,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 981,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Armenia |
| 1910s | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Armenia |
| 1920s | 899,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 10.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Armenia |
| 1990s | 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Armenia |
| 2000s | 8.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 948,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Armenia |
| 2010s | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 506,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Armenia |
| 2020s | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Armenia or Rwanda?
- Armenia, at 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Armenia and Rwanda?
- 594,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Rwanda rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Armenia ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 147th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.