Eritrea vs Rwanda: Emissions of air pollutants

Eritrea
17,145 tonnes
in 2022
Rwanda
19,507 tonnes
in 2022
Eritrea rank
166th
Rwanda rank
164th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Eritrea
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 19,507 tonnes against 17,145 tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 2,362 tonnes.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 166th and Rwanda ranks 164th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.