Maldives vs Rwanda: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Maldives
0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
178th
Rwanda rank
180th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Maldives
- Rwanda
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Maldives ranks 178th and Rwanda ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0165 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, Maldives or Rwanda?
- Maldives, at 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Maldives and Rwanda?
- 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Maldives ranks 178th 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.