Energy — Emissions per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Rwanda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.24 t CO2eq/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.19 t CO2eq/cap, in 2005.
That places Rwanda 216th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +27.7% |
| 1996 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | -47.1% |
| 1999 | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.24 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.35 t CO2eq/cap, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.24 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 39% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -47.1% | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.437 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.206 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.214 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 213 Ethiopia 0.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 213 Madagascar 0.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 215 Mali 0.28 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 216 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 218 Malawi 0.2 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 219 Burundi 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 219 Central African Republic 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Rwanda?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Rwanda was 0.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 1995.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 216th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.