Rwanda vs Sweden: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Rwanda
0.0688 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sweden
0.0735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Rwanda rank
159th
Sweden rank
157th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0047 kilograms per international-$.

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

Across all 73 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 159th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ 0.4251 kilograms per international-$ 0.417 kilograms per international-$ Sweden
1960s 0.0165 kilograms per international-$ 0.4888 kilograms per international-$ 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ Sweden
1970s 0.0259 kilograms per international-$ 0.4757 kilograms per international-$ 0.4498 kilograms per international-$ Sweden
1980s 0.0649 kilograms per international-$ 0.2898 kilograms per international-$ 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ Sweden
1990s 0.068 kilograms per international-$ 0.2332 kilograms per international-$ 0.1653 kilograms per international-$ Sweden
2000s 0.0512 kilograms per international-$ 0.157 kilograms per international-$ 0.1058 kilograms per international-$ Sweden
2010s 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ 0.1065 kilograms per international-$ 0.0564 kilograms per international-$ Sweden
2020s 0.0635 kilograms per international-$ 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ 0.0144 kilograms per international-$ Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0735 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 Sweden?
0.0047 kilograms per international-$, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sweden?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Rwanda and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Rwanda ranks 159th and Sweden ranks 157th 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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).