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Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Rwanda

Rwanda: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 t CO2eq/cap
World rank
115th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0.27 t CO2eq/cap
in 1995
All-time low
0 t CO2eq/cap
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Rwanda, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.21 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.21 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.2 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.19 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.23 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.2 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.19 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.19 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.19 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.1 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.09 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.08 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Rwanda is 0 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 t CO2eq/cap, in 2011.

Rwanda ranks 115th of 223 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.

Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Rwanda, year by year

Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 0.21 t CO2eq/cap —
1991 0.21 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
1992 0.2 t CO2eq/cap -4.8%
1993 0.19 t CO2eq/cap -5.0%
1994 0.23 t CO2eq/cap +21.1%
1995 0.27 t CO2eq/cap +17.4%
1996 0.23 t CO2eq/cap -14.8%
1997 0.2 t CO2eq/cap -13.0%
1998 0.19 t CO2eq/cap -5.0%
1999 0.19 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2000 0.19 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2001 0.1 t CO2eq/cap -47.4%
2002 0.09 t CO2eq/cap -10.0%
2003 0.09 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2004 0.09 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2005 0.09 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2006 0.09 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2007 0.08 t CO2eq/cap -11.1%
2008 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2009 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2010 0.08 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2011 0 t CO2eq/cap -100.0%
2012 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2013 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2014 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2015 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2016 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2017 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2018 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2019 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2020 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2021 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2022 0 t CO2eq/cap —
2023 0 t CO2eq/cap —

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.27 t CO2eq/cap. (23 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.22 t CO2eq/cap. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land-use change — 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -100.0% 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap
2001 -47.4% 0.19 t CO2eq/cap 0.1 t CO2eq/cap

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.212 t CO2eq/cap 0.19 t CO2eq/cap 0.27 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.098 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 0.19 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.008 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap 4

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  1. 115 Afghanistan 0 t CO2eq/cap
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  4. 115 Anguilla 0 t CO2eq/cap
  5. 115 Armenia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 115 Aruba 0 t CO2eq/cap
  7. 115 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 t CO2eq/cap
  8. 115 Azerbaijan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  9. 115 Bahrain 0 t CO2eq/cap
  10. 115 Barbados 0 t CO2eq/cap
  11. 115 Belarus 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  12. 115 Belgium 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  13. 115 Botswana 0 t CO2eq/cap
  14. 115 British Virgin Islands 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  15. 115 Burundi 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  16. 115 Cabo Verde 0 t CO2eq/cap
  17. 115 China 0 t CO2eq/cap
  18. 115 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t CO2eq/cap
  19. 115 China, Macao SAR 0 t CO2eq/cap
  20. 115 China, mainland 0 t CO2eq/cap
  21. 115 China, Taiwan Province of 0 t CO2eq/cap
  22. 115 Comoros 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  23. 115 Cook Islands 0 t CO2eq/cap
  24. 115 Czechia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  25. 115 Denmark 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  26. 115 Djibouti 0 t CO2eq/cap
  27. 115 Dominican Republic 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  28. 115 Egypt 0 t CO2eq/cap
  29. 115 El Salvador 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  30. 115 Fiji 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  31. 115 Finland 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  32. 115 France 0 t CO2eq/cap
  33. 115 Georgia 0 t CO2eq/cap
  34. 115 Germany 0 t CO2eq/cap
  35. 115 Ghana 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  36. 115 Greece 0 t CO2eq/cap
  37. 115 Grenada 0 t CO2eq/cap
  38. 115 Haiti 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  39. 115 Hungary 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  40. 115 Iceland 0 t CO2eq/cap
  41. 115 India 0 t CO2eq/cap
  42. 115 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t CO2eq/cap
  43. 115 Ireland 0 t CO2eq/cap
  44. 115 Jamaica 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  45. 115 Jordan 0 t CO2eq/cap
  46. 115 Kazakhstan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  47. 115 Kenya 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  48. 115 Kiribati 0 t CO2eq/cap
  49. 115 Kuwait 0 t CO2eq/cap
  50. 115 Kyrgyzstan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  51. 115 Latvia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  52. 115 Lebanon 0 t CO2eq/cap
  53. 115 Lesotho 0 t CO2eq/cap
  54. 115 Libya 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  55. 115 Lithuania 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  56. 115 Luxembourg 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  57. 115 Maldives 0 t CO2eq/cap
  58. 115 Malta 0 t CO2eq/cap
  59. 115 Marshall Islands 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  60. 115 Mauritius 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  61. 115 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  62. 115 Mongolia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  63. 115 Montenegro 0 t CO2eq/cap
  64. 115 Nauru 0 t CO2eq/cap
  65. 115 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  66. 115 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 t CO2eq/cap
  67. 115 New Zealand 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  68. 115 Niue 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  69. 115 Oman 0 t CO2eq/cap
  70. 115 Pakistan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  71. 115 Palau 0 t CO2eq/cap
  72. 115 Philippines 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  73. 115 Poland 0 t CO2eq/cap
  74. 115 Portugal 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  75. 115 Qatar 0 t CO2eq/cap
  76. 115 Russian Federation 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  77. 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 t CO2eq/cap
  78. 115 Saint Lucia 0 t CO2eq/cap
  79. 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  80. 115 Sao Tome and Principe 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  81. 115 Saudi Arabia 0 t CO2eq/cap
  82. 115 Serbia 0 t CO2eq/cap
  83. 115 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t CO2eq/cap
  84. 115 Singapore 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  85. 115 Slovakia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  86. 115 South Africa 0 t CO2eq/cap
  87. 115 Spain 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  88. 115 Switzerland 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  89. 115 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t CO2eq/cap
  90. 115 Tajikistan 0 t CO2eq/cap
  91. 115 Tokelau 0 t CO2eq/cap
  92. 115 Tonga 0 t CO2eq/cap
  93. 115 Türkiye 0 t CO2eq/cap
  94. 115 Turkmenistan 0 t CO2eq/cap
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  96. 115 Tuvalu 0 t CO2eq/cap
  97. 115 Ukraine 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  98. 115 United Arab Emirates 0 t CO2eq/cap
  99. 115 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t CO2eq/cap
  100. 115 Uruguay 0 t CO2eq/cap
  101. 115 Uzbekistan 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  102. 115 Yemen 0 t CO2eq/cap
  103. 115 Micronesia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  104. 115 Nauru 0 t CO2eq/cap
  105. 115 Russia 0 t CO2eq/cap compare
  106. 115 Syria 0 t CO2eq/cap
  107. 115 Turkey 0 t CO2eq/cap
  108. 115 United Kingdom 0 t CO2eq/cap

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Rwanda?
Land-use change — emissions per capita in Rwanda was 0 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 1995.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
How does Rwanda rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
Rwanda ranks 115th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.