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Per capita methane emissions in Rwanda

Rwanda: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3331 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3331
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
185th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9357
in 1970
All-time low
0.1143
in 1852
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Rwanda, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Rwanda stood at 0.3331.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Rwanda peaked at 0.9357 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1143, in 1852.

That places Rwanda 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita methane emissions in Rwanda, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.115 —
1851 0.1145 -0.5%
1852 0.1143 -0.2%
1853 0.1145 +0.1%
1854 0.1146 +0.1%
1855 0.1148 +0.1%
1856 0.1149 +0.1%
1857 0.1151 +0.1%
1858 0.1153 +0.1%
1859 0.1154 +0.1%
1860 0.1156 +0.1%
1861 0.1159 +0.3%
1862 0.1162 +0.3%
1863 0.1167 +0.4%
1864 0.117 +0.3%
1865 0.1173 +0.3%
1866 0.1176 +0.3%
1867 0.1179 +0.3%
1868 0.1182 +0.3%
1869 0.1185 +0.3%
1870 0.1189 +0.3%
1871 0.1192 +0.3%
1872 0.1195 +0.3%
1873 0.1198 +0.3%
1874 0.1201 +0.3%
1875 0.1205 +0.3%
1876 0.1208 +0.3%
1877 0.1211 +0.3%
1878 0.1215 +0.3%
1879 0.1217 +0.2%
1880 0.1219 +0.2%
1881 0.122 +0.1%
1882 0.1221 +0.0%
1883 0.1221 -0.0%
1884 0.122 -0.0%
1885 0.122 -0.0%
1886 0.122 -0.0%
1887 0.122 -0.0%
1888 0.1219 -0.0%
1889 0.1222 +0.2%
1890 0.1226 +0.4%
1891 0.1234 +0.6%
1892 0.1244 +0.8%
1893 0.1256 +1.0%
1894 0.1268 +1.0%
1895 0.1281 +1.0%
1896 0.1294 +1.0%
1897 0.1307 +1.0%
1898 0.132 +1.0%
1899 0.1334 +1.0%
1900 0.1348 +1.1%
1901 0.1365 +1.3%
1902 0.1383 +1.3%
1903 0.1402 +1.4%
1904 0.1421 +1.4%
1905 0.144 +1.4%
1906 0.146 +1.4%
1907 0.148 +1.4%
1908 0.15 +1.4%
1909 0.1519 +1.3%
1910 0.1538 +1.2%
1911 0.1604 +4.3%
1912 0.167 +4.1%
1913 0.1736 +3.9%
1914 0.1802 +3.8%
1915 0.1868 +3.7%
1916 0.1936 +3.6%
1917 0.2004 +3.5%
1918 0.2072 +3.4%
1919 0.2133 +2.9%
1920 0.2185 +2.5%
1921 0.2253 +3.1%
1922 0.2312 +2.6%
1923 0.236 +2.1%
1924 0.2407 +2.0%
1925 0.2453 +1.9%
1926 0.2497 +1.8%
1927 0.2539 +1.7%
1928 0.2582 +1.7%
1929 0.2625 +1.6%
1930 0.2666 +1.6%
1931 0.2733 +2.5%
1932 0.2799 +2.4%
1933 0.2863 +2.3%
1934 0.2925 +2.2%
1935 0.2986 +2.1%
1936 0.3035 +1.6%
1937 0.3081 +1.5%
1938 0.3126 +1.5%
1939 0.3166 +1.3%
1940 0.3202 +1.1%
1941 0.3265 +2.0%
1942 0.3322 +1.8%
1943 0.3374 +1.6%
1944 0.3422 +1.4%
1945 0.3622 +5.8%
1946 0.3828 +5.7%
1947 0.4041 +5.6%
1948 0.4262 +5.5%
1949 0.4479 +5.1%
1950 0.4688 +4.7%
1951 0.4841 +3.3%
1952 0.4997 +3.2%
1953 0.516 +3.3%
1954 0.5335 +3.4%
1955 0.5523 +3.5%
1956 0.5723 +3.6%
1957 0.5932 +3.6%
1958 0.6147 +3.6%
1959 0.6367 +3.6%
1960 0.6588 +3.5%
1961 0.6758 +2.6%
1962 0.6979 +3.3%
1963 0.7265 +4.1%
1964 0.7467 +2.8%
1965 0.7646 +2.4%
1966 0.8052 +5.3%
1967 0.846 +5.1%
1968 0.8505 +0.5%
1969 0.8841 +4.0%
1970 0.9357 +5.8%
1971 0.912 -2.5%
1972 0.9058 -0.7%
1973 0.9022 -0.4%
1974 0.8851 -1.9%
1975 0.8853 +0.0%
1976 0.8475 -4.3%
1977 0.8418 -0.7%
1978 0.8317 -1.2%
1979 0.7749 -6.8%
1980 0.7649 -1.3%
1981 0.7503 -1.9%
1982 0.7439 -0.9%
1983 0.732 -1.6%
1984 0.7291 -0.4%
1985 0.7248 -0.6%
1986 0.7088 -2.2%
1987 0.7041 -0.7%
1988 0.6908 -1.9%
1989 0.6962 +0.8%
1990 0.604 -13.2%
1991 0.568 -6.0%
1992 0.5169 -9.0%
1993 0.4677 -9.5%
1994 0.5695 +21.8%
1995 0.6924 +21.6%
1996 0.6135 -11.4%
1997 0.5969 -2.7%
1998 0.3594 -39.8%
1999 0.3829 +6.5%
2000 0.3376 -11.8%
2001 0.3485 +3.2%
2002 0.3521 +1.0%
2003 0.3655 +3.8%
2004 0.3678 +0.6%
2005 0.3554 -3.4%
2006 0.3666 +3.1%
2007 0.3705 +1.1%
2008 0.3767 +1.7%
2009 0.3761 -0.2%
2010 0.3861 +2.7%
2011 0.3707 -4.0%
2012 0.3675 -0.9%
2013 0.3664 -0.3%
2014 0.3624 -1.1%
2015 0.3829 +5.7%
2016 0.3679 -3.9%
2017 0.3613 -1.8%
2018 0.3668 +1.5%
2019 0.3663 -0.1%
2020 0.3723 +1.6%
2021 0.3602 -3.2%
2022 0.3457 -4.0%
2023 0.3392 -1.9%
2024 0.3331 -1.8%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.3331 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.3331 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita methane emissions 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
1998 -39.8% 0.5969 0.3594

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1149 0.1143 0.1154 10
1860s 0.1171 0.1156 0.1185 10
1870s 0.1203 0.1189 0.1217 10
1880s 0.122 0.1219 0.1222 10
1890s 0.1276 0.1226 0.1334 10
1900s 0.1432 0.1348 0.1519 10
1910s 0.1836 0.1538 0.2133 10
1920s 0.2421 0.2185 0.2625 10
1930s 0.2938 0.2666 0.3166 10
1940s 0.3682 0.3202 0.4479 10
1950s 0.5471 0.4688 0.6367 10
1960s 0.7656 0.6588 0.8841 10
1970s 0.8722 0.7749 0.9357 10
1980s 0.7245 0.6908 0.7649 10
1990s 0.5371 0.3594 0.6924 10
2000s 0.3617 0.3376 0.3767 10
2010s 0.3698 0.3613 0.3861 10
2020s 0.3501 0.3331 0.3723 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 182 Solomon Islands 0.3566 compare
  2. 183 Saint Lucia 0.3357 compare
  3. 184 Burundi 0.3349 compare
  4. 186 Maldives 0.3233 compare
  5. 187 Malta 0.3058 compare
  6. 188 Cape Verde 0.3013 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Rwanda?
Per capita methane emissions in Rwanda was 0.3331 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.9357 in 1970.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 in 1852.
How does Rwanda rank for per capita methane emissions?
Rwanda ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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