emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda
Rwanda: emissions of air pollutants was 374,691 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
374,691 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
97th
of 220 countries
All-time high
637,636 tonnes
in 1989
All-time low
16,619 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda stood at 374,691 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda peaked at 637,636 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 16,619 tonnes, in 1750.
Rwanda ranks 97th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 16,619 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 16,624 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 16,629 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 16,634 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 16,639 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 16,644 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 16,649 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 16,654 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 16,660 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 16,665 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 16,670 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 16,675 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 16,680 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 16,685 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 16,690 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 16,695 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 16,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 16,705 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 16,710 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 16,715 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 16,720 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 16,726 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 16,730 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 16,736 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 16,741 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 16,746 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 16,751 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 16,756 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 16,761 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 16,766 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 16,771 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 16,776 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 16,781 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 16,786 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 16,791 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 16,796 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 16,801 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 16,806 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 16,811 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 16,816 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 16,821 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 16,826 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 16,831 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 16,836 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 16,840 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 16,845 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 16,850 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 16,855 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 16,860 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 16,865 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 16,870 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 16,875 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 16,880 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 16,885 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 16,890 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 16,895 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 16,900 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 16,904 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 16,909 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 16,914 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 16,919 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 16,932 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 16,946 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 16,959 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 16,973 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 16,986 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 17,000 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 17,013 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 17,026 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 17,040 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 17,053 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 17,066 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 17,080 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 17,093 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 17,107 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 17,120 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 17,134 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 17,147 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 17,160 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 17,174 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 17,187 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 17,201 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 17,214 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 17,228 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 17,241 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 17,254 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 17,268 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 17,281 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 17,295 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 17,308 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 17,322 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 17,335 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 17,349 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 17,362 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 17,376 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 17,389 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 17,402 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 17,416 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 17,429 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 17,443 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 17,456 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 17,836 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1852 | 18,221 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1853 | 18,611 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1854 | 19,007 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1855 | 19,407 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 19,813 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1857 | 20,224 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1858 | 20,641 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1859 | 21,062 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1860 | 21,489 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1861 | 21,920 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1862 | 22,357 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1863 | 22,800 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1864 | 23,247 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1865 | 23,699 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1866 | 24,157 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1867 | 24,619 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1868 | 25,087 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1869 | 25,560 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1870 | 26,039 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1871 | 26,932 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1872 | 27,421 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 27,916 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1874 | 28,416 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1875 | 28,922 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 29,433 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1877 | 29,949 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 30,471 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1879 | 30,999 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 31,532 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 32,072 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1882 | 32,616 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 33,167 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 33,724 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1885 | 34,288 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1886 | 34,857 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1887 | 35,433 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1888 | 36,016 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1889 | 36,605 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1890 | 37,201 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1891 | 37,804 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 38,415 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 39,032 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1894 | 39,658 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1895 | 40,292 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 40,933 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 41,583 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 42,242 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 42,909 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 43,586 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 44,282 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1902 | 44,989 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1903 | 45,706 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 46,434 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 47,174 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 47,924 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 48,686 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 49,461 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 50,248 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 51,048 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 51,879 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1912 | 52,724 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 53,578 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1914 | 54,447 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 55,331 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 56,230 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1917 | 57,146 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1918 | 58,096 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 59,064 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 60,052 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 62,951 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1922 | 66,015 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1923 | 69,222 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1924 | 72,594 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1925 | 76,131 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1926 | 79,835 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1927 | 83,705 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1928 | 88,214 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1929 | 92,903 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1930 | 97,773 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1931 | 103,140 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1932 | 108,748 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1933 | 114,596 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1934 | 120,686 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1935 | 127,041 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1936 | 133,640 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1937 | 140,483 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1938 | 147,628 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1939 | 154,981 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1940 | 162,581 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1941 | 171,271 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1942 | 180,287 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 189,633 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1944 | 199,310 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 209,320 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 219,662 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1947 | 230,339 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1948 | 241,350 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1949 | 252,698 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 265,011 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1951 | 272,281 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 279,954 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 287,175 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 294,235 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 302,420 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 310,988 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 319,762 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 328,380 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 338,289 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 345,686 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 346,550 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 345,588 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 344,190 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 341,666 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 342,824 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 352,258 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 363,060 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 375,089 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 387,443 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 399,984 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 411,866 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 425,044 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 438,228 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 453,222 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 469,132 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 482,578 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 498,895 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 514,514 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 429,424 tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 450,477 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 467,978 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 484,568 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 502,875 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 534,350 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 553,790 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 557,876 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 565,432 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 572,773 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 637,636 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 380,039 tonnes | -40.4% |
| 1991 | 371,400 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 361,328 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 341,447 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 386,848 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 324,663 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 341,108 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 414,625 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 395,245 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 424,647 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 310,858 tonnes | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 311,370 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 314,427 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 313,623 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 314,878 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 313,824 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 315,151 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 317,646 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 319,092 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 321,561 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 322,470 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 323,357 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 329,518 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 327,252 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 322,301 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 326,116 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 328,592 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 337,037 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 347,678 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 355,776 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 365,791 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 374,090 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 374,691 tonnes | +0.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 374,691 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 576,398 tonnes, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 374,691 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241 tonnes, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -40.4% | 637,636 tonnes | 380,039 tonnes |
| 2000 | -26.8% | 424,647 tonnes | 310,858 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 16,642 tonnes | 16,619 tonnes | 16,665 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 16,693 tonnes | 16,670 tonnes | 16,715 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 16,743 tonnes | 16,720 tonnes | 16,766 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 16,793 tonnes | 16,771 tonnes | 16,816 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 16,843 tonnes | 16,821 tonnes | 16,865 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 16,892 tonnes | 16,870 tonnes | 16,914 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 16,979 tonnes | 16,919 tonnes | 17,040 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 17,113 tonnes | 17,053 tonnes | 17,174 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 17,248 tonnes | 17,187 tonnes | 17,308 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 17,382 tonnes | 17,322 tonnes | 17,443 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 19,228 tonnes | 17,456 tonnes | 21,062 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 23,494 tonnes | 21,489 tonnes | 25,560 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 28,650 tonnes | 26,039 tonnes | 30,999 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 34,031 tonnes | 31,532 tonnes | 36,605 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 40,007 tonnes | 37,201 tonnes | 42,909 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 46,849 tonnes | 43,586 tonnes | 50,248 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 54,954 tonnes | 51,048 tonnes | 59,064 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 75,162 tonnes | 60,052 tonnes | 92,903 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 124,872 tonnes | 97,773 tonnes | 154,981 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 205,645 tonnes | 162,581 tonnes | 252,698 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 299,850 tonnes | 265,011 tonnes | 338,289 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 354,435 tonnes | 341,666 tonnes | 387,443 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 452,289 tonnes | 399,984 tonnes | 514,514 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 532,776 tonnes | 450,477 tonnes | 637,636 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 374,135 tonnes | 324,663 tonnes | 424,647 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 315,243 tonnes | 310,858 tonnes | 321,561 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 332,010 tonnes | 322,301 tonnes | 355,776 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 371,524 tonnes | 365,791 tonnes | 374,691 tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda was 374,691 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 637,636 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,619 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Rwanda rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Rwanda ranks 97th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.