Rwanda Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
8,349,881
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.04%
increase
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
0.59
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Rwanda were 8,349,881 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.04% over the previous year, representing an increase by 2,984 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 8,346,897 tons.
- Per capita: 0.59 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Rwanda accounts for 0.02% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,349,881 | 2,311,382 | 4,722,183 | 1,289,166 | 27,150 | 0.59 | 0.04% | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 8,346,897 | 2,288,307 | 4,717,934 | 1,313,506 | 27,150 | 0.6 | 1.41% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 8,230,923 | 2,201,247 | 4,680,139 | 1,322,387 | 27,150 | 0.6 | 5.34% | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 7,813,930 | 1,706,597 | 4,708,885 | 1,371,299 | 27,150 | 0.58 | 2.26% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 7,641,540 | 1,455,368 | 4,730,198 | 1,428,824 | 27,150 | 0.58 | 2% | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 7,491,410 | 1,515,149 | 4,550,743 | 1,398,368 | 27,150 | 0.59 | 2.57% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 7,303,761 | 1,459,100 | 4,444,742 | 1,372,769 | 27,150 | 0.58 | 3.75% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 7,040,089 | 1,311,484 | 4,276,096 | 1,425,359 | 27,150 | 0.58 | 2.16% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 6,891,218 | 1,210,593 | 4,252,585 | 1,400,890 | 27,150 | 0.58 | 0.23% | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 6,875,486 | 1,107,197 | 4,315,991 | 1,425,148 | 27,150 | 0.59 | 10.52% | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 6,221,238 | 959,236 | 3,990,454 | 1,244,398 | 27,150 | 0.55 | 1.11% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 6,153,126 | 943,085 | 3,937,995 | 1,244,897 | 27,150 | 0.56 | 3.29% | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 5,957,201 | 847,228 | 3,851,549 | 1,231,274 | 27,150 | 0.55 | 3.1% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 5,778,125 | 761,769 | 3,802,457 | 1,186,749 | 27,150 | 0.55 | −0.81% | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 5,825,448 | 731,210 | 3,844,960 | 1,222,127 | 27,150 | 0.57 | 5.04% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 5,545,765 | 696,527 | 3,664,316 | 1,157,771 | 27,150 | 0.56 | 2.74% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 5,398,046 | 677,771 | 3,575,593 | 1,118,223 | 26,460 | 0.56 | 4.08% | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 5,186,297 | 677,781 | 3,428,040 | 1,056,500 | 23,976 | 0.55 | 2.29% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 5,070,227 | 744,587 | 3,298,601 | 1,005,547 | 21,492 | 0.55 | 5.72% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 4,796,097 | 741,912 | 3,113,344 | 923,864 | 16,976 | 0.53 | 1.54% | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 4,723,558 | 686,652 | 3,123,638 | 901,039 | 12,229 | 0.54 | 3.07% | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 4,582,847 | 708,479 | 3,014,052 | 852,209 | 8,106 | 0.53 | 2.98% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 4,450,279 | 818,492 | 2,832,742 | 793,600 | 5,444 | 0.52 | 4.84% | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 4,244,649 | 695,617 | 2,780,135 | 766,016 | 2,882 | 0.51 | 3.29% | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 4,109,303 | 680,538 | 2,671,624 | 755,885 | 1,256 | 0.51 | −4.39% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 4,298,163 | 513,666 | 2,990,728 | 792,404 | 1,366 | 0.57 | 7.68% | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 3,991,631 | 497,182 | 2,779,904 | 713,381 | 1,163 | 0.57 | −30.63% | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 5,754,106 | 481,942 | 4,511,977 | 759,177 | 1,010 | 0.88 | 10.48% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 5,208,205 | 471,868 | 4,016,219 | 719,250 | 868 | 0.85 | 4.81% | 0.02% |
| 1995 | 4,969,142 | 470,425 | 3,834,160 | 663,805 | 751 | 0.84 | 0.28% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 4,955,080 | 479,428 | 3,804,287 | 670,988 | 377 | 0.83 | 1.93% | 0.02% |
| 1993 | 4,861,354 | 500,731 | 3,663,459 | 695,746 | 1,418 | 0.77 | −5.08% | 0.02% |
| 1992 | 5,121,434 | 499,148 | 3,904,236 | 716,515 | 1,535 | 0.76 | −6.08% | 0.02% |
| 1991 | 5,452,859 | 497,668 | 4,212,004 | 741,998 | 1,189 | 0.77 | −3.85% | 0.02% |
| 1990 | 5,671,406 | 553,022 | 4,382,593 | 734,787 | 1,004 | 0.78 | −9.64% | 0.02% |
| 1989 | 6,276,304 | 547,119 | 4,903,272 | 825,362 | 550 | 0.87 | 3.5% | 0.02% |
| 1988 | 6,064,281 | 545,464 | 4,724,826 | 793,572 | 419 | 0.86 | 2.43% | 0.02% |
| 1987 | 5,920,559 | 472,729 | 4,660,477 | 786,985 | 368 | 0.88 | 2.28% | 0.02% |
| 1986 | 5,788,302 | 467,506 | 4,533,767 | 786,649 | 381 | 0.9 | 0.83% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 5,740,753 | 463,792 | 4,482,610 | 794,278 | 73 | 0.94 | 3.13% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 5,566,650 | 443,588 | 4,359,521 | 763,416 | 126 | 0.95 | 1.33% | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 5,493,739 | 499,441 | 4,228,652 | 765,528 | 118 | 0.97 | 2.58% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 5,355,791 | 448,342 | 4,158,004 | 749,343 | 101 | 0.98 | 2.93% | 0.02% |
| 1981 | 5,203,214 | 437,994 | 4,059,267 | 705,815 | 138 | 0.98 | 2.74% | 0.02% |
| 1980 | 5,064,501 | 366,058 | 4,005,010 | 693,419 | 13 | 0.99 | 6.16% | 0.02% |
| 1979 | 4,770,447 | 170,962 | 3,930,350 | 669,135 | 0 | 0.96 | −3.75% | 0.02% |
| 1978 | 4,956,225 | 170,385 | 4,090,139 | 695,701 | 0 | 1.03 | 2.2% | 0.02% |
| 1977 | 4,849,363 | 155,249 | 4,018,672 | 675,442 | 0 | 1.04 | 2.26% | 0.02% |
| 1976 | 4,742,412 | 155,665 | 3,924,852 | 661,895 | 0 | 1.05 | −0.6% | 0.02% |
| 1975 | 4,770,916 | 124,519 | 3,978,393 | 668,004 | 0 | 1.09 | 3.17% | 0.02% |
| 1974 | 4,624,487 | 108,887 | 3,863,000 | 652,600 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.74% | 0.02% |
| 1973 | 4,590,502 | 108,773 | 3,821,962 | 659,767 | 0 | 1.12 | 2.52% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 4,477,858 | 105,608 | 3,727,081 | 645,169 | 0 | 1.12 | 2.12% | 0.02% |
| 1971 | 4,384,889 | 99,377 | 3,643,971 | 641,542 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.77% | 0.02% |
| 1970 | 4,351,429 | 99,290 | 3,621,637 | 630,501 | 0 | 1.16 | – | 0.02% |
See also
- Rwanda CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Rwanda
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).