Kenya vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Kenya
0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
105th
Rwanda rank
103rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kenya ranks 105th and Rwanda ranks 103rd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5811 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1193 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.2805 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4057 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1252 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.158 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1381 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1779 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1714 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1134 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.119 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0417 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 105th and Rwanda ranks 103rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.