How does Rwanda rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Rwanda ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Rwanda

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Rwanda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

103rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.8609 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1966

All-time low

0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Rwanda stood at 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 0.8609 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Rwanda 103rd out of 191 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.6245 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.6548 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1962	0.686 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1963	0.7171 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1964	0.748 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1965	0.6878 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1966	0.8609 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
1967	0.7011 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
1968	0.6791 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1969	0.6449 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1970	0.5843 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1971	0.6163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1972	0.583 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1973	0.5267 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1974	0.525 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1975	0.2976 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-43.3%
1976	0.2795 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1977	0.2487 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1978	0.2145 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1979	0.1816 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1980	0.1668 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1981	0.1536 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1982	0.158 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1983	0.1545 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1984	0.1485 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1985	0.141 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1986	0.1271 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1987	0.1167 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1988	0.1069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1989	0.1084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1990	0.1037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1991	0.1402 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+35.2%
1992	0.1326 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1993	0.1367 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1994	0.3585 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+162.3%
1995	0.2109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-41.2%
1996	0.2 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1997	0.1514 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
1998	0.1432 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1999	0.1364 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2000	0.1472 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2001	0.159 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
2002	0.1623 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2003	0.1518 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2004	0.1386 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2005	0.1137 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
2006	0.1031 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2007	0.085 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
2008	0.0674 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
2009	0.0624 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2010	0.0585 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2011	0.0528 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2012	0.0482 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2013	0.0478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2014	0.0458 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2015	0.0446 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2016	0.0442 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2017	0.0417 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2018	0.0398 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2019	0.0369 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2020	0.0375 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2021	0.0353 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2022	0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2023	0.0275 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2024	0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

Rwanda's 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0809 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 34% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Rwanda's 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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	+162.3%	0.1367 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3585 tonnes per US$ of GDP
1991	+35.2%	0.1037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1402 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6245 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.8609 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.4057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1816 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1381 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1668 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1714 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3585 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.119 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0624 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1623 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0369 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0585 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0313 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0375 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

100 India 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
101 Tunisia 0.028 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
102 Peru 0.0274 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
104 Montenegro 0.0266 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
105 Kenya 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
106 Hungary 0.0258 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Rwanda?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Rwanda was 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.8609 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1966.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

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