Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Rwanda
0.0688 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0721 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Rwanda rank
159th
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0033 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0955 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0711 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0649 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0074 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.068 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0009 kilograms per international-$ | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.0512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0333 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0747 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0246 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0635 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0741 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0107 kilograms per international-$ | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0033 kilograms per international-$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).