Gambia vs Rwanda: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Gambia
0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
182nd
Rwanda rank
180th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Gambia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 17 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 0.1723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 0.4209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.3461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.2915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.2351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.2037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Gambia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Gambia and Rwanda?
- 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Rwanda rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Gambia ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 180th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.