New Zealand vs Rwanda: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square

New Zealand
0.0352 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0383 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
18th
Rwanda rank
15th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square over time

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0383 kt per square kilometre against 0.0352 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0031 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0426 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 0.0307 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0481 kt per square kilometre 0.0153 kt per square kilometre 0.0327 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0504 kt per square kilometre 0.0165 kt per square kilometre 0.0339 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0443 kt per square kilometre 0.0157 kt per square kilometre 0.0286 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0415 kt per square kilometre 0.0283 kt per square kilometre 0.0132 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0389 kt per square kilometre 0.0442 kt per square kilometre 0.0053 kt per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0365 kt per square kilometre 0.0424 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square, New Zealand or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0383 kt per square kilometre against 0.0352 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square between New Zealand and Rwanda?
0.0031 kt per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square?
New Zealand ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.