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Carbon intensity of the economy — Rwanda

Carbon intensity of the economy in Rwanda in 2022 — 0.069 kg/$. Ranked 6 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 885.7%.

2022 0.069 kg/$ +7.81% vs 2021
World rank 6of 164
Period maximum 0.109 kg/$1994
Period minimum 0.004 kg/$1954

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Rwanda, 1950–202200.050.10.1519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.007 kg/$1952: 0.012 kg/$1954: 0.004 kg/$1956: 0.005 kg/$1958: 0.006 kg/$1960: 0.019 kg/$1962: 0.021 kg/$1964: 0.012 kg/$1966: 0.012 kg/$1968: 0.013 kg/$1970: 0.012 kg/$1972: 0.013 kg/$1974: 0.014 kg/$1976: 0.043 kg/$1978: 0.04 kg/$1980: 0.058 kg/$1982: 0.066 kg/$1984: 0.068 kg/$1986: 0.059 kg/$1988: 0.068 kg/$1990: 0.054 kg/$1992: 0.05 kg/$1994: 0.109 kg/$1996: 0.075 kg/$1998: 0.066 kg/$2000: 0.064 kg/$2002: 0.054 kg/$2004: 0.053 kg/$2006: 0.046 kg/$2008: 0.042 kg/$2010: 0.042 kg/$2012: 0.046 kg/$2014: 0.048 kg/$2016: 0.052 kg/$2018: 0.058 kg/$2020: 0.058 kg/$2022: 0.069 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.062 (+885.71%) Average annual rate: 3.23 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 0.069 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Eastern Africa computed 0.122 kg/$
Low-income countries computed 0.15 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.069 +0.005 +7.81%
2021 0.064 +0.006 +10.34%
2020 0.058 +0.001 +1.75%
2019 0.057 −0.001 −1.72%
2018 0.058 +0.002 +3.57%
2017 0.056 +0.004 +7.69%
2016 0.052 +0.001 +1.96%
2015 0.051 +0.003 +6.25%
2014 0.048 +0.001 +2.13%
2013 0.047 +0.001 +2.17%
2012 0.046 +0.001 +2.22%
2011 0.045 +0.003 +7.14%
2010 0.042 +0 +0%
2009 0.042 +0 +0%
2008 0.042 −0.004 −8.7%
2007 0.046 +0 +0%
2006 0.046 −0.003 −6.12%
2005 0.049 −0.004 −7.55%
2004 0.053 −0.001 −1.85%
2003 0.054 +0 +0%
2002 0.054 −0.007 −11.48%
2001 0.061 −0.003 −4.69%
2000 0.064 −0.002 −3.03%
1999 0.066 +0 +0%
1998 0.066 −0.004 −5.71%
1997 0.07 −0.005 −6.67%
1996 0.075 −0.007 −8.54%
1995 0.082 −0.027 −24.77%
1994 0.109 +0.052 +91.23%
1993 0.057 +0.007 +14%
1992 0.05 −0.002 −3.85%
1991 0.052 −0.002 −3.7%
1990 0.054 −0.014 −20.59%
1989 0.068 +0 +0%
1988 0.068 +0.007 +11.48%
1987 0.061 +0.002 +3.39%
1986 0.059 −0.004 −6.35%
1985 0.063 −0.005 −7.35%
1984 0.068 −0.003 −4.23%
1983 0.071 +0.005 +7.58%
1982 0.066 +0 +0%
1981 0.066 +0.008 +13.79%
1980 0.058 +0.02 +52.63%
1979 0.038 −0.002 −5%
1978 0.04 −0.001 −2.44%
1977 0.041 −0.002 −4.65%
1976 0.043 +0.009 +26.47%
1975 0.034 +0.02 +142.86%
1974 0.014 +0.001 +7.69%
1973 0.013 +0 +0%
1972 0.013 +0.001 +8.33%
1971 0.012 +0 +0%
1970 0.012 −0.001 −7.69%
1969 0.013 +0 +0%
1968 0.013 +0.002 +18.18%
1967 0.011 −0.001 −8.33%
1966 0.012 −0.002 −14.29%
1965 0.014 +0.002 +16.67%
1964 0.012 −0.012 −50%
1963 0.024 +0.003 +14.29%
1962 0.021 −0.005 −19.23%
1961 0.026 +0.007 +36.84%
1960 0.019 −0.002 −9.52%
1959 0.021 +0.015 +250%
1958 0.006 +0 +0%
1957 0.006 +0.001 +20%
1956 0.005 +0 +0%
1955 0.005 +0.001 +25%
1954 0.004 −0.006 −60%
1953 0.01 −0.002 −16.67%
1952 0.012 +0.006 +100%
1951 0.006 −0.001 −14.29%
1950 0.007 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UG Uganda 0.06 ET Ethiopia 0.063 MW Malawi 0.068 RW Rwanda 0.069 BI Burundi 0.096 TZ Tanzania 0.099 KE Kenya 0.108 MG Madagascar 0.109 MU Mauritius 0.16 ZM Zambia 0.16 DJ Djibouti 0.162 SC Seychelles 0.206 MZ Mozambique 0.296 KM Comoros 0.316 ZW Zimbabwe 0.472
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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