Waste — Emissions Share in Rwanda
Rwanda: Waste — Emissions Share was 21.94 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Rwanda, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 21.94 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Rwanda peaked at 21.94 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.49 %, in 1997.
That places Rwanda 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.28 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.41 % | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 9.78 % | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 9.93 % | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.85 % | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.82 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 8.49 % | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 14.48 % | +70.6% |
| 1999 | 14.65 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 17.48 % | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 17.69 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.02 % | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 17.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 17.26 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.98 % | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 17.54 % | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 17.52 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.46 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.66 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.38 % | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.31 % | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.77 % | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.95 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.41 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.54 % | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 19.46 % | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 19.97 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.84 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.96 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.79 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.49 % | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.57 % | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 21.94 % | +1.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 21.94 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.87 %, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 21.94 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +70.6% | 8.49 % | 14.48 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.25 % | 8.49 % | 14.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6 % | 17.26 % | 18.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.06 % | 17.38 % | 19.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.95 % | 19.79 % | 21.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 share in Rwanda?
- Waste — emissions share in Rwanda was 21.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.94 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.49 % in 1997.
- How does Rwanda rank for waste — emissions share?
- Rwanda ranks 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.