Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Ethiopia
0.0628 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Rwanda
0.0688 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
162nd
Rwanda rank
159th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.006 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Rwanda ranks 159th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0142 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0061 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.0328 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0163 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.0464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0205 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.0497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0649 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0152 kilograms per international-$ | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.068 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0022 kilograms per international-$ | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.0808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0297 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0257 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0635 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0046 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 0.006 kilograms per international-$, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Rwanda ranks 159th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).