Kiribati vs Rwanda: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Kiribati
89.34 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Rwanda
85.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kiribati rank
134th
Rwanda rank
136th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Kiribati
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre against 85.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 3.76 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 134th and Rwanda ranks 136th of 204 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 34.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 28.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.68 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 34.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.91 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 54.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 74.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 86.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Kiribati or Rwanda?
- Kiribati, at 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre against 85.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Rwanda?
- 3.76 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Rwanda rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 134th and Rwanda ranks 136th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.