How does Rwanda rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?

Rwanda ranks 198th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Rwanda

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Rwanda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP was 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 3.6%

World rank

198th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1979

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1979.

Rwanda ranks 198th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+25.4%
1962	0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1963	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
1964	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1965	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1966	0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+27.4%
1967	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1968	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1969	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1970	0.0042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1971	0.0044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1972	0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1973	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1974	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1975	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-38.1%
1976	0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1977	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1978	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1979	0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1980	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1981	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1982	0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1983	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1984	0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1985	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1986	0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1987	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1988	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1989	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1990	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1991	0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+40.2%
1992	0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1993	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1994	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+172.9%
1995	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-39.4%
1996	0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1997	0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.4%
1998	0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1999	0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2000	0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2001	0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2002	0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2003	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2004	0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2005	0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2006	0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2007	0.0044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
2008	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
2009	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2010	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2011	0.0029 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2012	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2013	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2014	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2015	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2016	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2017	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2018	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2019	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2020	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2021	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2022	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2023	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2024	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.6%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

Rwanda's 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 52% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Rwanda's 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP 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
1994	+172.9%	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

195 Costa Rica 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
196 Chad 0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
197 South Sudan 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
199 Uganda 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
200 Ethiopia 0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
201 Macao 0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

All data for Rwanda →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Rwanda?: Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Rwanda was 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1979.
How does Rwanda rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 198th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.