Rwanda vs Saint Lucia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Rwanda
0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
180th
Saint Lucia rank
181st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 181st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 16 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 0.0703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.1847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 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, Rwanda or Saint Lucia?
- Rwanda, at 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Rwanda and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 181st 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.