CO2 Emissions per Capita: Rwanda
Rwanda's co2 emissions per capita is currently 0.162 metric tons as of 2024. # Rwanda CO2 Emissions per Capita Rwanda's per capita CO2 emissions reached 0.
Current (2024)
0.162 metric tons
-1.2% y/y
Peak (2023)
0.164 metric tons
Low (1971)
0.024 metric tons
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1970–2024 · 55 pts
CO2 Emissions per Capita — Rwanda
1970 — 2024
CO2 Emissions per Capita — Rwanda
Analysis# Rwanda CO2 Emissions per Capita
Rwanda's per capita CO2 emissions reached 0.162 metric tons in 2024, just below its all-time peak of 0.164 metric tons recorded in 2023. Since 1970, the country has experienced dramatic growth, rising 548% from a low of 0.024 metric tons. This trajectory reflects Rwanda's economic development and increased energy consumption over five decades, though per capita emissions remain among the lowest globally.
The most striking shift occurred between 2021 and 2022, when emissions jumped from 0.128 to 0.161 metric tons—a 26% surge in a single year. A slight decline in 2024 suggests the peak may have stabilized, though recent levels remain substantially higher than the historical average. Rwanda's emissions profile indicates continued industrialization with modest environmental restraint.
Historical Data
55 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.162 metric tons | -1.22% |
| 2023 | 0.164 metric tons | +1.86% |
| 2022 | 0.161 metric tons | +25.78% |
| 2021 | 0.128 metric tons | +15.32% |
| 2020 | 0.111 metric tons | -6.72% |
| 2019 | 0.119 metric tons | +1.71% |
| 2018 | 0.117 metric tons | +9.35% |
| 2017 | 0.107 metric tons | +4.90% |
| 2016 | 0.102 metric tons | +7.37% |
| 2015 | 0.095 metric tons | +13.10% |
| 2014 | 0.084 metric tons | -1.18% |
| 2013 | 0.085 metric tons | +8.97% |
| 2012 | 0.078 metric tons | +8.33% |
| 2011 | 0.072 metric tons | +1.41% |
| 2010 | 0.071 metric tons | +2.90% |
| 2009 | 0.069 metric tons | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 0.069 metric tons | -2.82% |
| 2007 | 0.071 metric tons | -11.25% |
| 2006 | 0.08 metric tons | -2.44% |
| 2005 | 0.082 metric tons | +5.13% |
Show all 55 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.078 metric tons | -6.02% |
| 2003 | 0.083 metric tons | -14.43% |
| 2002 | 0.097 metric tons | +15.48% |
| 2001 | 0.084 metric tons | +1.20% |
| 2000 | 0.083 metric tons | +31.75% |
| 1999 | 0.063 metric tons | +1.61% |
| 1998 | 0.062 metric tons | +0.00% |
| 1997 | 0.062 metric tons | -11.43% |
| 1996 | 0.07 metric tons | -15.66% |
| 1995 | 0.083 metric tons | +16.90% |
| 1994 | 0.071 metric tons | +12.70% |
| 1993 | 0.063 metric tons | -3.08% |
| 1992 | 0.065 metric tons | -1.52% |
| 1991 | 0.066 metric tons | -12.00% |
| 1990 | 0.075 metric tons | -1.32% |
| 1989 | 0.076 metric tons | -2.56% |
| 1988 | 0.078 metric tons | +11.43% |
| 1987 | 0.07 metric tons | -2.78% |
| 1986 | 0.072 metric tons | -1.37% |
| 1985 | 0.073 metric tons | +0.00% |
| 1984 | 0.073 metric tons | -14.12% |
| 1983 | 0.085 metric tons | +8.97% |
| 1982 | 0.078 metric tons | -1.27% |
| 1981 | 0.079 metric tons | +16.18% |
| 1980 | 0.068 metric tons | +106.06% |
| 1979 | 0.033 metric tons | -2.94% |
| 1978 | 0.034 metric tons | +6.25% |
| 1977 | 0.032 metric tons | -3.03% |
| 1976 | 0.033 metric tons | +22.22% |
| 1975 | 0.027 metric tons | +12.50% |
| 1974 | 0.024 metric tons | -4.00% |
| 1973 | 0.025 metric tons | +0.00% |
| 1972 | 0.025 metric tons | +4.17% |
| 1971 | 0.024 metric tons | -4.00% |
| 1970 | 0.025 metric tons | — |
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