Waste — Emissions per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Rwanda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.08 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 1992.
Rwanda ranks 192nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.08 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1 t CO2eq/cap, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.08 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.057 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.069 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 192 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Burundi 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Central African Republic 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Lesotho 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Madagascar 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Myanmar 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Nepal 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Timor-Leste 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Laos 0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 East Timor 0.08 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Rwanda?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Rwanda was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- How does Rwanda rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.