Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0026 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.0051 kt per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 20th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0026 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, 9.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0026 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -52.4% | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 17 China 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Oman 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 Vietnam 0.0028 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 San Marino 0.0024 kt per square kilometre compare
- 22 Burundi 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
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 energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 kt per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.