Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
85th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2000
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1993
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1993.
That places Rwanda 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -18.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +116.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +33.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +49.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +43.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -32.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +55.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -78.8% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -126.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -233.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +778.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +42.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +47.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +126.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -31.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -64.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -56.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +428.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +94.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +778.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | +428.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +233.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +126.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | -126.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1920 | +116.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1993.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Rwanda ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.