Rwanda vs Tuvalu: How have things changed?

Rwanda
43,062 metric tons
in 2024
Tuvalu
45,442 metric tons
in 2024
Rwanda rank
117th
Tuvalu rank
114th

How have things changed? over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 45,442 metric tons against 43,062 metric tons in Rwanda, a difference of 2,380 metric tons.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 117th and Tuvalu ranks 114th of 215 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1960s 760 metric tons 0 metric tons 760 metric tons Rwanda
1970s 1,021 metric tons 18 metric tons 1,003 metric tons Rwanda
1980s 1,255 metric tons 621.7 metric tons 633 metric tons Rwanda
1990s 4,126 metric tons 586.3 metric tons 3,540 metric tons Rwanda
2000s 8,561 metric tons 2,466 metric tons 6,095 metric tons Rwanda
2010s 23,827 metric tons 10,374 metric tons 13,454 metric tons Rwanda
2020s 39,237 metric tons 36,491 metric tons 2,746 metric tons Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Rwanda or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 45,442 metric tons against 43,062 metric tons in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Rwanda and Tuvalu?
2,380 metric tons, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tuvalu?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Tuvalu rank globally for how have things changed??
Rwanda ranks 117th and Tuvalu ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.