Nepal vs Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Nepal
178.06 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Rwanda
181.85 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nepal rank
116th
Rwanda rank
115th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Nepal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 181.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 178.06 tonnes per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nepal ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 192 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 213.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 222.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 323.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 100.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 145.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 239.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 93.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 128.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 136.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 158.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 224.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 66.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 133.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 153.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 178.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 192.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.95 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Nepal or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 181.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 178.06 tonnes per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Nepal and Rwanda?
- 3.79 tonnes per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 116th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.