New Zealand vs Rwanda: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
New Zealand
175.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Rwanda
181.85 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
New Zealand rank
117th
Rwanda rank
115th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 181.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 175.53 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 6.32 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
New Zealand ranks 117th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 213.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 109.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 165.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 323.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 158.01 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 157.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 239.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 82.51 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 151.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 136.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.79 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 198.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 224.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 199.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 153.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 46.2 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 190.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 192.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 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, New Zealand or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 181.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 175.53 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Rwanda?
- 6.32 tonnes per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 117th 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.