Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Rwanda, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Rwanda stood at 0.0688 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 0.109 kilograms per international-$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.004 kilograms per international-$, in 1954.
That places Rwanda 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ | 0.004 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0207 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0105 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0257 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0116 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0428 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0649 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0576 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0714 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.068 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ | 0.109 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0512 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0419 kilograms per international-$ | 0.064 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0423 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0578 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0635 kilograms per international-$ | 0.058 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 156 Norway 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 157 Sweden 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 158 Sri Lanka 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 160 Malawi 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 162 Ethiopia 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 14.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.6% (2025)
- Urban population 4.50 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 37.32 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1426 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Rwanda?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Rwanda was 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.109 kilograms per international-$ in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 kilograms per international-$ in 1954.
- How does Rwanda rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).