Climate Change in Rwanda

1,241 indicators covering climate change for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Raw milk of goats — Emissions (CO2eq) 132.84 kt 2023 down 39.3% 46th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 56.9% 25th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 56.9% 25th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 56.9% 25th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 56.9% 25th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.61 billion cubic meters 2022 up 43.2% 132nd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 6.4% 2022 up 43.2% 98th
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 98 2022 up 45.0% 155th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 38.4% 14th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.6% 4th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 22.5% 3rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 38.6% 14th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.8% 4th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 22.8% 3rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 38.6% 14th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.8% 4th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 22.8% 3rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.2367 kg per person 2023 down 38.6% 14th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 59.8% 4th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 133.87 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 22.8% 3rd
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions 9.4% 2025 up 5.7% 7th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 2.2% 2025 down 9.3% 40th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.7155 °C 2025 up 43.2% 91st
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 1 2024 unchanged 78th
People affected by disaster, Number 27 2024 down 99.2% 158th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 3.2% 91st
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 32.3% 39th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 29.9% 47th
Forest fires — Emissions 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 111th
Other forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 92nd
Annual CO₂ emissions 2.03 million tonnes 2024 up 145.1% 156th
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region 2.03 million tonnes 2024 up 145.1% 156th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions 2.03 million tonnes 2024 up 145.1% 156th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 2.03 million tonnes 2024 up 145.1% 156th
Greenhouse gas emissions 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 15.9% 147th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 53.9% 148th
Methane emissions 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 15.3% 131st
Nitrous oxide emissions 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 1.5% 128th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry 1.42 million tonnes 2024 up 81.0% 157th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 7.6% 198th
Per capita methane emissions 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 8.1% 185th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 0.0995 tonnes per person 2024 up 44.3% 205th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil 1.42 million tonnes 2024 up 81.0% 157th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 0.0995 tonnes per person 2024 up 44.3% 205th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement 312,104 tonnes 2024 up 708.2% 124th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 0.0219 tonnes per person 2024 up 544.2% 129th
Carbon intensity of energy 258.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 31.2% 39th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions 17,535 tonnes 2024 down 65.6% 125th
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions 2.03 million tonnes 2024 up 145.1% 156th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes 2024 105th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes per person 2024 105th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 22.7% 193rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 7.6% 197th
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 3.77 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 23.3% 46th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita 258.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 31.2% 39th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 22.7% 194th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 2.03 million tonnes 2024 up 145.1% 156th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 32.81 million tonnes 2024 up 53.2% 168th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 2.71 million tonnes 2024 up 235.7% 137th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 21,984 tonnes 2024 unchanged 116th