Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 75.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Rwanda, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 75.4% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Rwanda peaked at 94.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -9.7%, in 1995.
That places Rwanda 72nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.1% | -9.7% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 2.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 61.5% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 75.4% | 94.4% | 5 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 166.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.92 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 124.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 28.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 511.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 64.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,162 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Rwanda?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Rwanda was 75.4% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.7% in 1995.
- How does Rwanda rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Rwanda ranks 72nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.