Rwanda vs Uganda
Rwanda vs Uganda: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.16 tonnes in Rwanda and 0.17 tonnes in Uganda, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0 tonnes, or 1.02 times that in Rwanda.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2024, Rwanda ranked 183 and Uganda ranked 182 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 | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 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 | 0.04 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 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 Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyRwanda: 67.8 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRwanda: 3.87% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateRwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRwanda: 14 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRwanda: 30.9% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageRwanda: 19.4 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRwanda: 3.8% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRwanda: $194M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personRwanda: $13 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRwanda: 35,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerRwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025