Rwanda vs Somalia
Rwanda vs Somalia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.16 tonnes in Rwanda and 0.05 tonnes in Somalia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 0.12 tonnes, or 3.56 times that in Somalia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2024, Rwanda ranked 183 and Somalia ranked 193 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Rwanda | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Rwanda vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Somalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025