Climate Change in Rwanda

1,241 indicators covering climate change for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 0.9% 2024 down 86.7% 142nd
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 4.32 million tonnes 2024 up 4.7% 157th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 2.29 million tonnes 2024 down 30.7% 85th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 0.1605 tonnes per person 2024 down 44.7% 90th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 4.32 million tonnes 2024 up 4.7% 157th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3031 tonnes per person 2024 down 16.6% 188th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 up 10.9% 147th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 1.5% 128th
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 up 4.1% 132nd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.1% 2024 down 5.5% 128th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0001 °C 2024 up 13.8% 146th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0001 °C 2024 up 13.8% 146th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0003 °C 2024 up 13.0% 124th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 14.6% 110th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 15.9% 147th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0.0154 tonnes per person 2024 up 4,806.7% 107th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 220,194 tonnes 2024 up 5,909.7% 106th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 875,638 tonnes 2024 up 5,619.0% 136th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.0154 tonnes per person 2024 up 4,806.7% 107th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 67.78 years 2023 up 4.8% 185th
Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0.0023 ha per person 2023 up 47.8% 61st
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 1.32 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 86.0% 29th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 47.7% 61st
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 85.8% 29th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 47.6% 62nd
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 85.7% 28th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0013 t per person 2023 up 47.8% 61st
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0.7284 t per square kilometre 2023 up 86.0% 29th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 45.0% 92nd
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 63.9% 89th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 30.8% 86th
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 91st
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 91st
IPPU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 91st
Raw milk of sheep — Production 5,328 t 2023 down 45.3% 65th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 38.2 2022 up 423.3% 174th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 5.1% 6th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 19.4% 2nd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 4.8% 6th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 19.8% 2nd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 4.8% 6th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 19.7% 2nd
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.4994 kg per person 2023 down 4.8% 6th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 282.48 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 19.8% 2nd
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 7.2% 83rd
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.7% 58th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 34.9% 61st
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 6.0% 81st
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 30.5% 57th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 61st
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0004 t per person 2023 up 7.5% 83rd
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.5% 58th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per 0.2151 t per square kilometre 2023 up 35.3% 61st
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 43.1% 86th
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 6.2% 73rd
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 80.0% 67th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 34.8% 86th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.7% 73rd
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 69.6% 67th