Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.0488 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0488 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.1182 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.037, in 2011.
That places Rwanda 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0643 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0594 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0562 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0614 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1182 | +92.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0857 | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0763 | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0684 | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0649 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0642 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0785 | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.074 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0769 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0651 | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0587 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.058 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0533 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0451 | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0406 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0384 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.037 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0379 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0403 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0388 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0411 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0426 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.044 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0453 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0431 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0426 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.046 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0541 | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0518 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0488 | -5.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0488 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0658, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0488 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +92.4% | 0.0614 | 0.1182 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0719 | 0.0562 | 0.1182 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0589 | 0.0392 | 0.0785 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0408 | 0.037 | 0.0453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0486 | 0.0426 | 0.0541 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 0.0488 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1182 in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.