Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 0.3452 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3452 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
109th
of 199 countries
All-time high
12.48 % change on previous year
in 1997
All-time low
-37.25 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Rwanda, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Rwanda stood at 0.3452 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Rwanda peaked at 12.48 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -37.25 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Rwanda ranks 109th of 199 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.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.2183 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.2201 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.2208 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.2226 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.2238 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.2256 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.2268 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.228 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.2298 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.2304 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.3437 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 1862 | 0.3442 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4892 % change on previous year | +42.1% |
| 1864 | 0.3452 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1865 | 0.3457 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.3468 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.3472 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.3477 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.3487 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3491 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.3533 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.3537 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.3547 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.355 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.3554 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.3563 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.3571 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.3575 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.3578 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3586 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.3631 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 0.3634 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3647 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.3649 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3657 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3664 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.3672 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3679 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.3691 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.3698 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.374 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.3751 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.3763 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.3774 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.3779 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.3795 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.3806 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.3821 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.3831 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.3846 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.5216 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 1902 | 0.5232 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.5254 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5279 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.5304 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 0.5324 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.5353 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.5381 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.5408 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.5435 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +586.5% |
| 1912 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1913 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1914 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1915 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1916 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1917 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1918 | 3 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1919 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1920 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1921 | 3.88 % change on previous year | +36.6% |
| 1922 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1923 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1924 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1925 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1926 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1928 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1930 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1931 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1932 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1933 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1934 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1935 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1936 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1937 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1938 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1939 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1940 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1941 | 3.64 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 1942 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1943 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1944 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1945 | 7.74 % change on previous year | +137.0% |
| 1946 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1947 | 7.47 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 7.36 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 7.25 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 7.05 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 6.92 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 6.92 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 7 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 7.12 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 7.2 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 7.2 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1962 | 5.9 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 6.47 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1965 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 8.34 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1967 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 1969 | 7.21 % change on previous year | +94.5% |
| 1970 | 9.11 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3936 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 1972 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +467.8% |
| 1973 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1975 | 3 % change on previous year | +192.4% |
| 1976 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -146.6% |
| 1977 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -264.7% |
| 1978 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1979 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -324.5% |
| 1980 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 1981 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +91.8% |
| 1983 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1984 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 1985 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 1987 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +138.2% |
| 1988 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1989 | 3.91 % change on previous year | +204.1% |
| 1990 | -10.94 % change on previous year | -379.7% |
| 1991 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 1992 | -7.1 % change on previous year | +76.6% |
| 1993 | -6.01 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 1995 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1996 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +204.4% |
| 1997 | 12.48 % change on previous year | +162.0% |
| 1998 | -37.25 % change on previous year | -398.6% |
| 1999 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 2000 | -11.12 % change on previous year | -250.2% |
| 2001 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 2002 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1 % change on previous year | +152.3% |
| 2004 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2005 | -0.7789 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 2006 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -862.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 4.38 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3 % change on previous year | +116.5% |
| 2011 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2012 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 2013 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2015 | 8.21 % change on previous year | +524.0% |
| 2016 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2017 | 0.527 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +639.3% |
| 2019 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2020 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +79.7% |
| 2021 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 2022 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +73.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3024 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3452 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3452 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.17 % change on previous year, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3452 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 % change on previous year, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +862.0% | -0.7789 % change on previous year | 5.94 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +639.3% | 0.527 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year |
| 1911 | +586.5% | 0.5435 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +524.0% | 1.32 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +467.8% | 0.3936 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -398.6% | 12.48 % change on previous year | -37.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.224 % change on previous year | 0.2183 % change on previous year | 0.2298 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.3489 % change on previous year | 0.2304 % change on previous year | 0.4892 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.355 % change on previous year | 0.3491 % change on previous year | 0.3578 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3651 % change on previous year | 0.3586 % change on previous year | 0.3691 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3776 % change on previous year | 0.3698 % change on previous year | 0.3831 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.516 % change on previous year | 0.3846 % change on previous year | 0.5408 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.02 % change on previous year | 0.5435 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.39 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 7.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.06 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | 7.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.23 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | 8.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -3.97 % change on previous year | 9.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.55 % change on previous year | -37.25 % change on previous year | 12.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 % change on previous year | -11.12 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3131 % change on previous year | -1.91 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 106 Comoros 0.3987 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Austria 0.3695 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Tuvalu 0.3683 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3137 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Micronesia (country) 0.3132 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Singapore 0.3104 % change on previous year 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Rwanda?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Rwanda was 0.3452 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.48 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.25 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Rwanda rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. 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 Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.