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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda

Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 540.21 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
540.21 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
106th
of 197 countries
All-time high
540.21 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
1.57 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 540.21 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda peaked at 540.21 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million tonnes, in 1850.

Rwanda ranks 106th 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 1.57 million tonnes —
1851 2.92 million tonnes +85.1%
1852 4.21 million tonnes +44.4%
1853 5.42 million tonnes +28.7%
1854 6.58 million tonnes +21.5%
1855 7.78 million tonnes +18.1%
1856 8.92 million tonnes +14.7%
1857 10.03 million tonnes +12.6%
1858 11.14 million tonnes +11.0%
1859 12.30 million tonnes +10.4%
1860 13.42 million tonnes +9.1%
1861 14.53 million tonnes +8.3%
1862 15.65 million tonnes +7.7%
1863 16.80 million tonnes +7.4%
1864 17.94 million tonnes +6.8%
1865 19.07 million tonnes +6.3%
1866 20.21 million tonnes +6.0%
1867 21.35 million tonnes +5.6%
1868 22.49 million tonnes +5.4%
1869 23.63 million tonnes +5.1%
1870 24.79 million tonnes +4.9%
1871 25.96 million tonnes +4.7%
1872 27.21 million tonnes +4.8%
1873 28.41 million tonnes +4.4%
1874 29.61 million tonnes +4.2%
1875 30.82 million tonnes +4.1%
1876 32.17 million tonnes +4.4%
1877 33.43 million tonnes +3.9%
1878 34.67 million tonnes +3.7%
1879 35.99 million tonnes +3.8%
1880 37.39 million tonnes +3.9%
1881 38.77 million tonnes +3.7%
1882 40.37 million tonnes +4.1%
1883 41.85 million tonnes +3.7%
1884 43.32 million tonnes +3.5%
1885 44.79 million tonnes +3.4%
1886 46.28 million tonnes +3.3%
1887 47.77 million tonnes +3.2%
1888 49.28 million tonnes +3.2%
1889 50.80 million tonnes +3.1%
1890 52.13 million tonnes +2.6%
1891 53.35 million tonnes +2.3%
1892 54.47 million tonnes +2.1%
1893 55.50 million tonnes +1.9%
1894 56.47 million tonnes +1.7%
1895 57.38 million tonnes +1.6%
1896 58.24 million tonnes +1.5%
1897 59.05 million tonnes +1.4%
1898 59.82 million tonnes +1.3%
1899 60.55 million tonnes +1.2%
1900 61.22 million tonnes +1.1%
1901 61.85 million tonnes +1.0%
1902 62.42 million tonnes +0.9%
1903 62.94 million tonnes +0.8%
1904 63.43 million tonnes +0.8%
1905 63.87 million tonnes +0.7%
1906 64.27 million tonnes +0.6%
1907 64.63 million tonnes +0.6%
1908 64.95 million tonnes +0.5%
1909 65.25 million tonnes +0.4%
1910 65.55 million tonnes +0.5%
1911 65.87 million tonnes +0.5%
1912 66.19 million tonnes +0.5%
1913 66.52 million tonnes +0.5%
1914 66.86 million tonnes +0.5%
1915 67.21 million tonnes +0.5%
1916 67.55 million tonnes +0.5%
1917 67.90 million tonnes +0.5%
1918 68.25 million tonnes +0.5%
1919 68.59 million tonnes +0.5%
1920 69.41 million tonnes +1.2%
1921 70.54 million tonnes +1.6%
1922 71.93 million tonnes +2.0%
1923 73.53 million tonnes +2.2%
1924 75.34 million tonnes +2.5%
1925 77.33 million tonnes +2.6%
1926 79.49 million tonnes +2.8%
1927 81.81 million tonnes +2.9%
1928 84.27 million tonnes +3.0%
1929 86.88 million tonnes +3.1%
1930 89.67 million tonnes +3.2%
1931 92.62 million tonnes +3.3%
1932 95.70 million tonnes +3.3%
1933 98.91 million tonnes +3.4%
1934 102.25 million tonnes +3.4%
1935 105.66 million tonnes +3.3%
1936 109.15 million tonnes +3.3%
1937 112.73 million tonnes +3.3%
1938 116.39 million tonnes +3.2%
1939 120.13 million tonnes +3.2%
1940 124.22 million tonnes +3.4%
1941 128.45 million tonnes +3.4%
1942 132.83 million tonnes +3.4%
1943 137.36 million tonnes +3.4%
1944 142.02 million tonnes +3.4%
1945 146.81 million tonnes +3.4%
1946 151.80 million tonnes +3.4%
1947 156.96 million tonnes +3.4%
1948 162.01 million tonnes +3.2%
1949 166.75 million tonnes +2.9%
1950 172.41 million tonnes +3.4%
1951 178.24 million tonnes +3.4%
1952 184.51 million tonnes +3.5%
1953 190.96 million tonnes +3.5%
1954 197.62 million tonnes +3.5%
1955 205.00 million tonnes +3.7%
1956 212.50 million tonnes +3.7%
1957 219.98 million tonnes +3.5%
1958 227.60 million tonnes +3.5%
1959 234.93 million tonnes +3.2%
1960 240.75 million tonnes +2.5%
1961 246.22 million tonnes +2.3%
1962 252.00 million tonnes +2.3%
1963 257.95 million tonnes +2.4%
1964 263.38 million tonnes +2.1%
1965 268.43 million tonnes +1.9%
1966 273.24 million tonnes +1.8%
1967 277.88 million tonnes +1.7%
1968 282.89 million tonnes +1.8%
1969 287.58 million tonnes +1.7%
1970 294.31 million tonnes +2.3%
1971 303.16 million tonnes +3.0%
1972 309.39 million tonnes +2.1%
1973 318.77 million tonnes +3.0%
1974 327.49 million tonnes +2.7%
1975 335.57 million tonnes +2.5%
1976 343.36 million tonnes +2.3%
1977 350.52 million tonnes +2.1%
1978 358.81 million tonnes +2.4%
1979 365.74 million tonnes +1.9%
1980 373.10 million tonnes +2.0%
1981 379.31 million tonnes +1.7%
1982 384.87 million tonnes +1.5%
1983 390.41 million tonnes +1.4%
1984 396.96 million tonnes +1.7%
1985 402.51 million tonnes +1.4%
1986 407.13 million tonnes +1.1%
1987 411.19 million tonnes +1.0%
1988 414.68 million tonnes +0.8%
1989 418.63 million tonnes +1.0%
1990 421.96 million tonnes +0.8%
1991 425.02 million tonnes +0.7%
1992 425.70 million tonnes +0.2%
1993 425.53 million tonnes -0.0%
1994 425.79 million tonnes +0.1%
1995 427.95 million tonnes +0.5%
1996 431.15 million tonnes +0.7%
1997 434.44 million tonnes +0.8%
1998 438.56 million tonnes +0.9%
1999 447.56 million tonnes +2.1%
2000 457.15 million tonnes +2.1%
2001 464.89 million tonnes +1.7%
2002 470.85 million tonnes +1.3%
2003 475.76 million tonnes +1.0%
2004 479.98 million tonnes +0.9%
2005 483.63 million tonnes +0.8%
2006 487.23 million tonnes +0.7%
2007 490.42 million tonnes +0.7%
2008 493.78 million tonnes +0.7%
2009 497.81 million tonnes +0.8%
2010 501.69 million tonnes +0.8%
2011 505.92 million tonnes +0.8%
2012 509.95 million tonnes +0.8%
2013 513.83 million tonnes +0.8%
2014 517.13 million tonnes +0.6%
2015 520.04 million tonnes +0.6%
2016 522.81 million tonnes +0.5%
2017 523.79 million tonnes +0.2%
2018 524.19 million tonnes +0.1%
2019 526.27 million tonnes +0.4%
2020 530.03 million tonnes +0.7%
2021 532.88 million tonnes +0.5%
2022 535.50 million tonnes +0.5%
2023 537.92 million tonnes +0.5%
2024 540.21 million tonnes +0.4%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 540.21 million tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.53 billion tonnes, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 540.21 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 billion tonnes, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +85.1% 1.57 million tonnes 2.92 million tonnes
1852 +44.4% 2.92 million tonnes 4.21 million tonnes
1853 +28.7% 4.21 million tonnes 5.42 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 7.09 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes 12.30 million tonnes 10
1860s 18.51 million tonnes 13.42 million tonnes 23.63 million tonnes 10
1870s 30.31 million tonnes 24.79 million tonnes 35.99 million tonnes 10
1880s 44.06 million tonnes 37.39 million tonnes 50.80 million tonnes 10
1890s 56.70 million tonnes 52.13 million tonnes 60.55 million tonnes 10
1900s 63.48 million tonnes 61.22 million tonnes 65.25 million tonnes 10
1910s 67.05 million tonnes 65.55 million tonnes 68.59 million tonnes 10
1920s 77.05 million tonnes 69.41 million tonnes 86.88 million tonnes 10
1930s 104.32 million tonnes 89.67 million tonnes 120.13 million tonnes 10
1940s 144.92 million tonnes 124.22 million tonnes 166.75 million tonnes 10
1950s 202.37 million tonnes 172.41 million tonnes 234.93 million tonnes 10
1960s 265.03 million tonnes 240.75 million tonnes 287.58 million tonnes 10
1970s 330.71 million tonnes 294.31 million tonnes 365.74 million tonnes 10
1980s 397.88 million tonnes 373.10 million tonnes 418.63 million tonnes 10
1990s 430.37 million tonnes 421.96 million tonnes 447.56 million tonnes 10
2000s 480.15 million tonnes 457.15 million tonnes 497.81 million tonnes 10
2010s 516.56 million tonnes 501.69 million tonnes 526.27 million tonnes 10
2020s 535.31 million tonnes 530.03 million tonnes 540.21 million tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Rwanda was 540.21 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 540.21 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Rwanda rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Rwanda ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.