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Share global ghg emissions in Rwanda

Rwanda: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0178 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0178
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
147th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0434
in 1973
All-time low
0.0078
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Rwanda, 1850–2024

0.010.020.030.04185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.0178 for share global ghg emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Rwanda peaked at 0.0434 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0078, in 1909.

Rwanda ranks 147th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Rwanda, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0337 —
1851 0.0305 -9.4%
1852 0.029 -4.8%
1853 0.028 -3.5%
1854 0.0271 -3.4%
1855 0.0268 -0.9%
1856 0.0261 -2.7%
1857 0.0256 -2.0%
1858 0.0252 -1.2%
1859 0.0252 -0.0%
1860 0.0261 +3.5%
1861 0.0267 +2.1%
1862 0.0271 +1.6%
1863 0.0273 +0.8%
1864 0.0269 -1.6%
1865 0.0271 +0.8%
1866 0.0269 -0.6%
1867 0.027 +0.1%
1868 0.027 +0.3%
1869 0.0268 -0.9%
1870 0.0251 -6.4%
1871 0.0246 -2.0%
1872 0.0241 -2.0%
1873 0.0234 -2.9%
1874 0.0232 -1.1%
1875 0.0228 -1.4%
1876 0.0237 +3.6%
1877 0.0227 -3.9%
1878 0.0223 -1.9%
1879 0.0224 +0.3%
1880 0.0227 +1.6%
1881 0.0227 -0.3%
1882 0.0253 +11.8%
1883 0.0228 -9.9%
1884 0.0226 -1.1%
1885 0.0224 -0.6%
1886 0.0225 +0.3%
1887 0.0222 -1.3%
1888 0.0219 -1.3%
1889 0.0219 -0.1%
1890 0.0193 -12.1%
1891 0.0177 -7.9%
1892 0.0168 -5.2%
1893 0.0161 -4.3%
1894 0.0152 -5.4%
1895 0.0146 -4.4%
1896 0.014 -3.9%
1897 0.0133 -4.7%
1898 0.0128 -4.0%
1899 0.0122 -4.9%
1900 0.0116 -4.9%
1901 0.0109 -5.4%
1902 0.0105 -4.4%
1903 0.01 -4.0%
1904 0.0095 -5.6%
1905 0.0091 -3.6%
1906 0.0087 -5.3%
1907 0.0082 -5.3%
1908 0.008 -2.5%
1909 0.0078 -2.9%
1910 0.0079 +2.2%
1911 0.0079 +0.2%
1912 0.0083 +4.9%
1913 0.0081 -2.7%
1914 0.0087 +6.7%
1915 0.009 +4.3%
1916 0.009 -0.6%
1917 0.0091 +1.3%
1918 0.0092 +1.2%
1919 0.01 +8.3%
1920 0.0123 +23.2%
1921 0.0147 +19.6%
1922 0.0161 +9.9%
1923 0.0166 +2.7%
1924 0.0177 +6.6%
1925 0.0185 +5.0%
1926 0.0196 +5.8%
1927 0.0198 +1.1%
1928 0.0205 +3.6%
1929 0.0208 +1.4%
1930 0.0224 +7.8%
1931 0.0238 +5.8%
1932 0.0252 +6.1%
1933 0.0256 +1.5%
1934 0.0254 -0.7%
1935 0.0257 +1.2%
1936 0.0252 -2.0%
1937 0.0252 +0.0%
1938 0.0258 +2.4%
1939 0.0258 +0.1%
1940 0.0264 +2.2%
1941 0.027 +2.1%
1942 0.0277 +2.7%
1943 0.0281 +1.6%
1944 0.0291 +3.4%
1945 0.0321 +10.2%
1946 0.0325 +1.4%
1947 0.0325 +0.1%
1948 0.0323 -0.8%
1949 0.0329 +1.7%
1950 0.0331 +0.6%
1951 0.0327 -1.1%
1952 0.034 +3.8%
1953 0.0347 +2.1%
1954 0.0346 -0.3%
1955 0.0353 +2.1%
1956 0.0356 +0.9%
1957 0.0362 +1.7%
1958 0.036 -0.8%
1959 0.0347 -3.5%
1960 0.0316 -9.0%
1961 0.0319 +1.0%
1962 0.0333 +4.6%
1963 0.034 +2.1%
1964 0.0327 -4.0%
1965 0.0322 -1.4%
1966 0.0327 +1.4%
1967 0.0334 +2.1%
1968 0.0341 +2.0%
1969 0.0322 -5.4%
1970 0.0373 +15.7%
1971 0.0428 +14.9%
1972 0.0365 -14.8%
1973 0.0434 +19.0%
1974 0.0419 -3.5%
1975 0.0417 -0.4%
1976 0.0394 -5.6%
1977 0.0377 -4.3%
1978 0.04 +6.1%
1979 0.0376 -6.0%
1980 0.0398 +5.9%
1981 0.04 +0.4%
1982 0.0403 +0.8%
1983 0.0406 +0.7%
1984 0.0331 -18.4%
1985 0.0266 -19.7%
1986 0.0217 -18.5%
1987 0.0195 -10.2%
1988 0.0177 -8.9%
1989 0.0193 +9.0%
1990 0.017 -12.0%
1991 0.0164 -3.8%
1992 0.0131 -20.0%
1993 0.0128 -2.1%
1994 0.0136 +6.2%
1995 0.0168 +23.3%
1996 0.0182 +8.7%
1997 0.02 +9.6%
1998 0.0176 -11.9%
1999 0.0252 +43.3%
2000 0.0237 -5.9%
2001 0.0218 -8.1%
2002 0.018 -17.6%
2003 0.0161 -10.2%
2004 0.0154 -4.7%
2005 0.0149 -3.2%
2006 0.0156 +4.6%
2007 0.0154 -0.8%
2008 0.0157 +1.8%
2009 0.0171 +9.0%
2010 0.0171 -0.3%
2011 0.0171 -0.2%
2012 0.0165 -3.2%
2013 0.0168 +1.6%
2014 0.0161 -4.1%
2015 0.0171 +6.1%
2016 0.0172 +0.6%
2017 0.0155 -9.6%
2018 0.0156 +0.2%
2019 0.0176 +12.9%
2020 0.0207 +17.6%
2021 0.0189 -8.4%
2022 0.0185 -2.2%
2023 0.018 -2.9%
2024 0.0178 -0.7%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.0178 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0958, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.0178 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg 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
1999 +43.3% 0.0176 0.0252

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0277 0.0252 0.0337 10
1860s 0.0269 0.0261 0.0273 10
1870s 0.0234 0.0223 0.0251 10
1880s 0.0227 0.0219 0.0253 10
1890s 0.0152 0.0122 0.0193 10
1900s 0.0094 0.0078 0.0116 10
1910s 0.0087 0.0079 0.01 10
1920s 0.0177 0.0123 0.0208 10
1930s 0.025 0.0224 0.0258 10
1940s 0.0301 0.0264 0.0329 10
1950s 0.0347 0.0327 0.0362 10
1960s 0.0328 0.0316 0.0341 10
1970s 0.0398 0.0365 0.0434 10
1980s 0.0299 0.0177 0.0406 10
1990s 0.0171 0.0128 0.0252 10
2000s 0.0174 0.0149 0.0237 10
2010s 0.0166 0.0155 0.0176 10
2020s 0.0188 0.0178 0.0207 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 144 Eritrea 0.0191 compare
  2. 145 Armenia 0.0189 compare
  3. 146 El Salvador 0.0181 compare
  4. 148 Burundi 0.0178 compare
  5. 149 Cyprus 0.0174 compare
  6. 150 Jamaica 0.0167 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Rwanda?
Share global ghg emissions in Rwanda was 0.0178 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0434 in 1973.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 in 1909.
How does Rwanda rank for share global ghg emissions?
Rwanda ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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