Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Rwanda, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Rwanda peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 145th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -38.3% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +89.3% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +150.5% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -42.8% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +38.1% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +150.5% | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP |
| 1980 | +89.3% | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0911 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Rwanda?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Rwanda was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Rwanda ranks 145th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.