Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Rwanda, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Rwanda stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Rwanda peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Rwanda 168th out of 215 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.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +101.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +80.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +39.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +33.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +20.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +101.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +80.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +39.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1959 | +33.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 165 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 166 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 167 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 169 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 170 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% 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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Rwanda?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Rwanda was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Rwanda ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.