Brazil vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Brazil
16,434 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
16,476 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
97th
Rwanda rank
96th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Brazil
  • Rwanda
5.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 16,476 tonnes per square kilometre against 16,434 tonnes per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 42 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 192 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 3,989 tonnes per square kilometre 4,120 tonnes per square kilometre 130.67 tonnes per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 5,412 tonnes per square kilometre 6,706 tonnes per square kilometre 1,295 tonnes per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 7,247 tonnes per square kilometre 9,605 tonnes per square kilometre 2,358 tonnes per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 9,480 tonnes per square kilometre 11,147 tonnes per square kilometre 1,666 tonnes per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 12,277 tonnes per square kilometre 13,367 tonnes per square kilometre 1,090 tonnes per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 14,539 tonnes per square kilometre 15,119 tonnes per square kilometre 580.5 tonnes per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 16,058 tonnes per square kilometre 16,202 tonnes per square kilometre 143.4 tonnes per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Brazil or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 16,476 tonnes per square kilometre against 16,434 tonnes per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Brazil and Rwanda?
42 tonnes per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Brazil ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.