Share global food emissions in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share global food emissions was 0.0496 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Rwanda, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global food emissions in Rwanda is 0.0496, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Rwanda peaked at 0.0496 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0294, in 1997.
Rwanda ranks 126th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0361 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0361 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0353 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0343 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0332 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0294 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0315 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.032 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0344 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0325 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0453 | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.042 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0409 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0365 | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0452 | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0429 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0411 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0469 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0397 | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0496 | +25.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0496 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1431, 35% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0496 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +39.3% | 0.0325 | 0.0453 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.033 | 0.0294 | 0.0361 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0386 | 0.032 | 0.0453 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0439 | 0.0397 | 0.0496 | 6 |
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 share global food emissions in Rwanda?
- Share global food emissions in Rwanda was 0.0496 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0496 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 in 1997.
- How does Rwanda rank for share global food emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 126th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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