Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Rwanda
Rwanda: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.252 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Rwanda, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.252 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 257.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Rwanda peaked at 0.252 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.054 tonnes per person, in 2009.
That places Rwanda 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0766 tonnes per person | 0.0615 tonnes per person | 0.1034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person | 0.0866 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1097 tonnes per person | 0.0584 tonnes per person | 0.2114 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2291 tonnes per person | 0.192 tonnes per person | 0.252 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 112 Mozambique 0.429 tonnes per person compare
- 113 Tanzania 0.3871 tonnes per person compare
- 114 Cameroon 0.366 tonnes per person compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 0.2519 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.2058 tonnes per person compare
- 118 Uganda 0.1809 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 14.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.6% (2025)
- Urban population 4.50 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 37.32 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Rwanda?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Rwanda was 0.252 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.252 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.054 tonnes per person in 2009.
- How does Rwanda rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Rwanda ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.