Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Rwanda
Rwanda: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.3031 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Rwanda, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.3031 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Rwanda peaked at 2.88 tonnes per person in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0394 tonnes per person, in 1993.
Rwanda ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9723 tonnes per person | 0.6001 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4517 tonnes per person | 0.0394 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6311 tonnes per person | 0.3902 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3356 tonnes per person | 0.1367 tonnes per person | 0.4609 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3383 tonnes per person | 0.3031 tonnes per person | 0.394 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Rwanda
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 14.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.6% (2025)
- Urban population 4.50 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 37.32 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Rwanda?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Rwanda was 0.3031 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 tonnes per person in 1955.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0394 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Rwanda rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Rwanda ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.