Rwanda CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
2,311,382
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.01%
increase
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
0.16
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Rwanda were 2,311,382 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1% over the previous year, representing an increase by 23,075 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 2,288,307 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Rwanda are equivalent to 0.16 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.16 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1.1% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Rwanda
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,311,382 | 1.01% | 0.16 | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 2,288,307 | 3.96% | 0.16 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | 2,201,247 | 28.98% | 0.16 | 0.01% |
| 2021 | 1,706,597 | 17.26% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 1,455,368 | −3.95% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 1,515,149 | 3.84% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 1,459,100 | 11.26% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 1,311,484 | 8.33% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 1,210,593 | 9.34% | 0.1 | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 1,107,197 | 15.42% | 0.1 | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 959,236 | 1.71% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 943,085 | 11.31% | 0.09 | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 847,228 | 11.22% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 761,769 | 4.18% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 731,210 | 4.98% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 696,527 | 2.77% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 677,771 | 0% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 677,781 | −8.97% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 744,587 | 0.36% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 741,912 | 8.05% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 686,652 | −3.08% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 708,479 | −13.44% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 818,492 | 17.66% | 0.1 | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 695,617 | 2.22% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 680,538 | 32.49% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 513,666 | 3.32% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 497,182 | 3.16% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 481,942 | 2.13% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 471,868 | 0.31% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 470,425 | −1.88% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 479,428 | −4.25% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 500,731 | 0.32% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 499,148 | 0.3% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 497,668 | −10.01% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 553,022 | 1.08% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 547,119 | 0.3% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 545,464 | 15.39% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 472,729 | 1.12% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 467,506 | 0.8% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 463,792 | 4.55% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 443,588 | −11.18% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 499,441 | 11.4% | 0.09 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 448,342 | 2.36% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 437,994 | 19.65% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 366,058 | 114.12% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 170,962 | 0.34% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 170,385 | 9.75% | 0.04 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 155,249 | −0.27% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 155,665 | 25.01% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 124,519 | 14.36% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 108,887 | 0.1% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 108,773 | 3% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 105,608 | 6.27% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 99,377 | 0.09% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 99,290 | – | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).