Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Rwanda

Rwanda: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,366 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,366 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
162nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
4,342 kt
in 1989
All-time low
1,331 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Rwanda, 1961–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 3,366 kt for energy — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) in Rwanda peaked at 4,342 kt in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,331 kt, in 1961.

Rwanda ranks 162nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,740 kt 1,331 kt 2,267 kt 9
1970s 2,846 kt 2,512 kt 3,201 kt 10
1980s 3,802 kt 3,286 kt 4,342 kt 10
1990s 3,158 kt 2,173 kt 3,932 kt 10
2000s 1,846 kt 1,759 kt 1,890 kt 10
2010s 2,474 kt 1,958 kt 3,022 kt 10
2020s 3,244 kt 3,072 kt 3,366 kt 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 159 Malawi 4,228 kt compare
  2. 160 South Sudan 4,009 kt compare
  3. 161 Suriname 3,478 kt compare
  4. 163 Iceland 3,091 kt compare
  5. 164 Sierra Leone 3,082 kt compare
  6. 165 Lesotho 2,977 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) in Rwanda?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) in Rwanda was 3,366 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 4,342 kt in 1989.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 1,331 kt in 1961.
How does Rwanda rank for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Rwanda ranks 162nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf