Methane emissions, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
181st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.9357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Rwanda, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.9357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -39.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane 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 | -39.8% | 0.5969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 178 Solomon Islands 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 180 Burundi 0.3349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 182 Maldives 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 183 Cape Verde 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 184 British Virgin Islands 0.2965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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, per capita in Rwanda?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Rwanda was 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.