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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.