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
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-$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sweden?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 159th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).