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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda

Rwanda: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0548 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0548
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
128th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0675
in 1949
All-time low
0.0316
in 1995
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda, 1850–2024

00.020.040.06185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda stood at 0.0548.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda peaked at 0.0675 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0316, in 1995.

Rwanda ranks 128th of 201 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0488 —
1851 0.0486 -0.3%
1852 0.0484 -0.3%
1853 0.0483 -0.3%
1854 0.0482 -0.2%
1855 0.0481 -0.2%
1856 0.048 -0.1%
1857 0.048 -0.1%
1858 0.048 +0.0%
1859 0.0481 +0.1%
1860 0.0481 +0.2%
1861 0.0482 +0.2%
1862 0.0484 +0.2%
1863 0.0485 +0.2%
1864 0.0486 +0.2%
1865 0.0487 +0.2%
1866 0.0488 +0.2%
1867 0.049 +0.2%
1868 0.0491 +0.2%
1869 0.0492 +0.2%
1870 0.0493 +0.2%
1871 0.0491 -0.3%
1872 0.0487 -1.0%
1873 0.0479 -1.5%
1874 0.0471 -1.7%
1875 0.0462 -1.8%
1876 0.0455 -1.7%
1877 0.0448 -1.5%
1878 0.0443 -1.2%
1879 0.0439 -0.8%
1880 0.0437 -0.4%
1881 0.0437 -0.1%
1882 0.0437 -0.1%
1883 0.0436 -0.0%
1884 0.0437 +0.0%
1885 0.0437 +0.0%
1886 0.0437 +0.0%
1887 0.0437 +0.0%
1888 0.0437 +0.0%
1889 0.0437 +0.0%
1890 0.0435 -0.5%
1891 0.0434 -0.2%
1892 0.0433 -0.2%
1893 0.0433 -0.2%
1894 0.0432 -0.1%
1895 0.0432 -0.1%
1896 0.0431 -0.1%
1897 0.0431 +0.0%
1898 0.0432 +0.1%
1899 0.0432 +0.2%
1900 0.0434 +0.3%
1901 0.0435 +0.3%
1902 0.0435 +0.2%
1903 0.0436 +0.1%
1904 0.0436 +0.1%
1905 0.0437 +0.1%
1906 0.0437 +0.1%
1907 0.0438 +0.1%
1908 0.0438 +0.2%
1909 0.044 +0.3%
1910 0.0441 +0.4%
1911 0.0444 +0.5%
1912 0.0446 +0.6%
1913 0.0449 +0.7%
1914 0.0453 +0.8%
1915 0.0457 +0.8%
1916 0.0461 +0.9%
1917 0.0465 +0.9%
1918 0.047 +1.0%
1919 0.0474 +1.0%
1920 0.0479 +1.0%
1921 0.0484 +1.1%
1922 0.049 +1.2%
1923 0.0496 +1.2%
1924 0.0502 +1.2%
1925 0.0507 +1.1%
1926 0.0512 +1.0%
1927 0.0516 +0.8%
1928 0.0519 +0.6%
1929 0.0521 +0.3%
1930 0.0521 +0.1%
1931 0.052 -0.2%
1932 0.0517 -0.5%
1933 0.0514 -0.7%
1934 0.0509 -0.9%
1935 0.0504 -1.0%
1936 0.0499 -1.0%
1937 0.0494 -0.9%
1938 0.049 -0.8%
1939 0.0487 -0.7%
1940 0.0485 -0.4%
1941 0.0495 +2.0%
1942 0.0521 +5.3%
1943 0.0554 +6.4%
1944 0.0588 +6.0%
1945 0.0617 +5.0%
1946 0.0641 +3.9%
1947 0.0659 +2.8%
1948 0.067 +1.7%
1949 0.0675 +0.7%
1950 0.0673 -0.3%
1951 0.0661 -1.7%
1952 0.0641 -3.1%
1953 0.0614 -4.2%
1954 0.0583 -5.0%
1955 0.0551 -5.6%
1956 0.0519 -5.8%
1957 0.0489 -5.7%
1958 0.0465 -5.1%
1959 0.0446 -4.0%
1960 0.0435 -2.5%
1961 0.0447 +2.8%
1962 0.0445 -0.5%
1963 0.044 -1.1%
1964 0.0427 -2.8%
1965 0.0412 -3.5%
1966 0.0423 +2.5%
1967 0.0438 +3.5%
1968 0.0407 -7.1%
1969 0.0416 +2.4%
1970 0.0433 +3.9%
1971 0.0442 +2.1%
1972 0.0429 -2.8%
1973 0.0427 -0.4%
1974 0.0417 -2.3%
1975 0.0416 -0.3%
1976 0.0401 -3.6%
1977 0.0401 -0.0%
1978 0.0406 +1.3%
1979 0.0384 -5.4%
1980 0.0392 +2.1%
1981 0.0409 +4.3%
1982 0.0409 +0.0%
1983 0.0413 +0.9%
1984 0.0409 -0.8%
1985 0.0426 +4.0%
1986 0.0415 -2.5%
1987 0.0411 -1.0%
1988 0.0409 -0.5%
1989 0.042 +2.6%
1990 0.038 -9.5%
1991 0.0385 +1.3%
1992 0.0369 -4.0%
1993 0.0357 -3.4%
1994 0.0331 -7.1%
1995 0.0316 -4.5%
1996 0.0334 +5.5%
1997 0.0372 +11.4%
1998 0.0348 -6.5%
1999 0.0378 +8.7%
2000 0.0366 -3.2%
2001 0.0385 +5.2%
2002 0.0403 +4.7%
2003 0.0432 +7.2%
2004 0.0446 +3.3%
2005 0.0461 +3.3%
2006 0.0494 +7.2%
2007 0.0511 +3.4%
2008 0.0547 +7.1%
2009 0.0572 +4.4%
2010 0.0593 +3.7%
2011 0.0558 -5.8%
2012 0.0579 +3.7%
2013 0.06 +3.5%
2014 0.058 -3.2%
2015 0.0668 +15.1%
2016 0.0643 -3.8%
2017 0.0652 +1.5%
2018 0.0635 -2.5%
2019 0.0643 +1.1%
2020 0.0651 +1.3%
2021 0.0612 -6.0%
2022 0.0585 -4.5%
2023 0.0568 -2.8%
2024 0.0548 -3.5%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.0548 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.0548 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0483 0.048 0.0488 10
1860s 0.0487 0.0481 0.0492 10
1870s 0.0467 0.0439 0.0493 10
1880s 0.0437 0.0436 0.0437 10
1890s 0.0433 0.0431 0.0435 10
1900s 0.0436 0.0434 0.044 10
1910s 0.0456 0.0441 0.0474 10
1920s 0.0503 0.0479 0.0521 10
1930s 0.0506 0.0487 0.0521 10
1940s 0.059 0.0485 0.0675 10
1950s 0.0564 0.0446 0.0673 10
1960s 0.0429 0.0407 0.0447 10
1970s 0.0416 0.0384 0.0442 10
1980s 0.0411 0.0392 0.0426 10
1990s 0.0357 0.0316 0.0385 10
2000s 0.0462 0.0366 0.0572 10
2010s 0.0615 0.0558 0.0668 10
2020s 0.0593 0.0548 0.0651 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 125 Burundi 0.0572 compare
  2. 126 Eritrea 0.0562 compare
  3. 127 Haiti 0.0555 compare
  4. 129 Jordan 0.0502 compare
  5. 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0499 compare
  6. 131 Sierra Leone 0.0497 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Rwanda was 0.0548 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0675 in 1949.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0316 in 1995.
How does Rwanda rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Rwanda ranks 128th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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