What is emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda?

Emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda was 19,507 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 19,507 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 46.18 tonnes in 1750.

How does Rwanda rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Rwanda ranks 164th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Rwanda: Emissions of air pollutants was 19,507 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

19,507 tonnes

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

164th

of 220 countries

All-time high

19,507 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

46.18 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda is 19,507 tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda peaked at 19,507 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.18 tonnes, in 1750.

Rwanda ranks 164th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	46.25 tonnes	46.18 tonnes	46.32 tonnes	10
1760s	46.4 tonnes	46.33 tonnes	46.47 tonnes	10
1770s	46.55 tonnes	46.48 tonnes	46.61 tonnes	10
1780s	46.7 tonnes	46.63 tonnes	46.76 tonnes	10
1790s	46.85 tonnes	46.78 tonnes	46.91 tonnes	10
1800s	47.43 tonnes	46.93 tonnes	47.94 tonnes	10
1810s	48.67 tonnes	48.05 tonnes	49.29 tonnes	10
1820s	50.05 tonnes	49.43 tonnes	50.68 tonnes	10
1830s	51.46 tonnes	50.82 tonnes	52.09 tonnes	10
1840s	52.88 tonnes	52.23 tonnes	53.52 tonnes	10
1850s	56.3 tonnes	53.67 tonnes	59 tonnes	10
1860s	63.39 tonnes	59.62 tonnes	67.24 tonnes	10
1870s	72.64 tonnes	68.12 tonnes	76.88 tonnes	10
1880s	82.29 tonnes	77.83 tonnes	86.88 tonnes	10
1890s	92.93 tonnes	87.95 tonnes	98.03 tonnes	10
1900s	128.39 tonnes	99.2 tonnes	159.72 tonnes	10
1910s	215.44 tonnes	167.35 tonnes	266.8 tonnes	10
1920s	387.01 tonnes	279.29 tonnes	515.08 tonnes	10
1930s	749.85 tonnes	548.78 tonnes	981.84 tonnes	10
1940s	1,409 tonnes	1,043 tonnes	1,833 tonnes	10
1950s	2,757 tonnes	2,104 tonnes	3,788 tonnes	10
1960s	4,533 tonnes	3,946 tonnes	5,427 tonnes	10
1970s	7,172 tonnes	5,733 tonnes	8,615 tonnes	10
1980s	11,785 tonnes	9,638 tonnes	13,813 tonnes	10
1990s	10,024 tonnes	9,077 tonnes	10,883 tonnes	10
2000s	11,785 tonnes	10,614 tonnes	13,302 tonnes	10
2010s	16,296 tonnes	13,556 tonnes	18,445 tonnes	10
2020s	18,492 tonnes	17,172 tonnes	19,507 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Rwanda

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More environment data for Rwanda

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5857 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9152 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9571 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda?: Emissions of air pollutants in Rwanda was 19,507 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 19,507 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 46.18 tonnes in 1750.
How does Rwanda rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Rwanda ranks 164th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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