Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2)

Ethiopia
0.0403 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Rwanda
0.044 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
159th
Rwanda rank
157th

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
00.020.040.060.08200020112023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.044 kg per constant US$ against 0.0403 kg per constant US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0037 kg per constant US$.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 159th and Rwanda ranks 157th of 160 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0636 kg per constant US$ 0.0561 kg per constant US$ 0.0074 kg per constant US$ Ethiopia
2010s 0.0501 kg per constant US$ 0.0379 kg per constant US$ 0.0122 kg per constant US$ Ethiopia
2020s 0.043 kg per constant US$ 0.0416 kg per constant US$ 0.0014 kg per constant US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.044 kg per constant US$ against 0.0403 kg per constant US$ in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
0.0037 kg per constant US$, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Ethiopia ranks 159th and Rwanda ranks 157th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Unit
kg per constant US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed