Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda
Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.29 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.29 million tonnes
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
85th
of 197 countries
All-time high
9.59 million tonnes
in 2000
All-time low
-168,837 tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda stood at 2.29 million tonnes.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda peaked at 9.59 million tonnes in 2000 and was at its lowest, -168,837 tonnes, in 1993.
Rwanda ranks 85th of 197 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.57 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 1.34 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1852 | 1.29 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1853 | 1.21 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1854 | 1.17 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1855 | 1.19 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 1.14 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1857 | 1.12 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1858 | 1.11 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1859 | 1.16 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1860 | 1.12 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1861 | 1.11 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 1.12 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.15 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1864 | 1.14 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 1.13 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1866 | 1.14 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 1.13 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.15 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 1.14 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 1.16 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1871 | 1.17 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 1.24 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1873 | 1.21 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1874 | 1.20 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 1.20 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 1.35 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1877 | 1.26 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1878 | 1.24 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1879 | 1.31 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1880 | 1.40 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1881 | 1.38 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1882 | 1.59 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1883 | 1.48 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1884 | 1.47 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 1.48 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 1.48 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 1.50 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 1.51 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 1.52 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 1.34 million tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1891 | 1.21 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1892 | 1.12 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1893 | 1.04 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1894 | 969,714 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1895 | 910,577 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1896 | 858,109 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1897 | 810,916 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1898 | 768,048 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1899 | 728,916 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1900 | 674,909 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1901 | 622,037 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1902 | 572,353 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1903 | 525,491 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1904 | 481,523 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1905 | 439,863 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1906 | 400,219 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1907 | 362,260 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1908 | 326,096 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1909 | 291,508 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1910 | 304,515 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1911 | 315,764 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1912 | 325,143 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1913 | 333,131 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 339,543 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 343,390 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 346,065 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 346,761 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 346,358 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 344,966 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 814,287 tonnes | +136.0% |
| 1921 | 1.13 million tonnes | +39.1% |
| 1922 | 1.39 million tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1923 | 1.61 million tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1924 | 1.81 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1925 | 1.99 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1926 | 2.16 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1927 | 2.32 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1928 | 2.47 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1929 | 2.61 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1930 | 2.80 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1931 | 2.95 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1932 | 3.08 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1933 | 3.21 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1934 | 3.33 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1935 | 3.42 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 3.49 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 3.57 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 3.66 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 3.74 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1940 | 4.09 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1941 | 4.23 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1942 | 4.38 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1943 | 4.53 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 4.66 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 4.79 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 4.99 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1947 | 5.15 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 5.05 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1949 | 4.74 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1950 | 5.66 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1951 | 5.83 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 6.27 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1953 | 6.45 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 6.66 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 7.38 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1956 | 7.49 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 7.48 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 7.62 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 7.33 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 5.82 million tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1961 | 5.47 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 5.78 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 5.95 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 5.42 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 5.05 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 4.82 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 4.63 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 5.01 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 4.69 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 6.74 million tonnes | +43.8% |
| 1971 | 8.85 million tonnes | +31.4% |
| 1972 | 6.23 million tonnes | -29.7% |
| 1973 | 9.38 million tonnes | +50.8% |
| 1974 | 8.72 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 8.08 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 7.78 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 7.17 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 8.28 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 6.93 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 7.36 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 6.21 million tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 5.56 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 5.54 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.55 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 5.55 million tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 4.62 million tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 4.07 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 3.49 million tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 3.94 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 3.33 million tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 3.06 million tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 676,118 tonnes | -77.9% |
| 1993 | -168,837 tonnes | -125.0% |
| 1994 | 261,280 tonnes | -254.8% |
| 1995 | 2.16 million tonnes | +727.1% |
| 1996 | 3.20 million tonnes | +48.0% |
| 1997 | 3.29 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.12 million tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 9.00 million tonnes | +118.5% |
| 2000 | 9.59 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 7.75 million tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 5.95 million tonnes | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 4.92 million tonnes | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 4.21 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 3.65 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 3.60 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.18 million tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 3.37 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.03 million tonnes | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 3.88 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.23 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 4.02 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 3.88 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.30 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 2.91 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 2.77 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 978,984 tonnes | -64.7% |
| 2018 | 394,063 tonnes | -59.7% |
| 2019 | 2.09 million tonnes | +429.3% |
| 2020 | 3.75 million tonnes | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 2.86 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 2.62 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 2.42 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 2.29 million tonnes | -5.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 2.29 million tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.26 million tonnes, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 2.29 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.78 million tonnes, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | +727.1% | 261,280 tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes |
| 2019 | +429.3% | 394,063 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes |
| 1994 | +254.8% | -168,837 tonnes | 261,280 tonnes |
| 1920 | +136.0% | 344,966 tonnes | 814,287 tonnes |
| 1993 | -125.0% | 676,118 tonnes | -168,837 tonnes |
| 1999 | +118.5% | 4.12 million tonnes | 9.00 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.13 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 975,089 tonnes | 728,916 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 469,626 tonnes | 291,508 tonnes | 674,909 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 334,564 tonnes | 304,515 tonnes | 346,761 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.83 million tonnes | 814,287 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.33 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.66 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.82 million tonnes | 5.66 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.26 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.82 million tonnes | 6.23 million tonnes | 9.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.29 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 7.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 million tonnes | -168,837 tonnes | 9.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | 9.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 million tonnes | 394,063 tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda was 2.29 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 million tonnes in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -168,837 tonnes in 1993.
- How does Rwanda rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Rwanda ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.