Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Rwanda, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Rwanda is 0.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Rwanda peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Rwanda ranks 126th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Rwanda?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Rwanda was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Rwanda ranks 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.