New Zealand vs Rwanda: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

New Zealand
1.66 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1.67 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
85th
Rwanda rank
84th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
0123196519942023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 85th and Rwanda ranks 84th of 215 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2101 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0308 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1793 metric tons per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.2882 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0414 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2468 metric tons per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.8643 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0509 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8135 metric tons per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1673 metric tons per square kilometre 1.96 metric tons per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre 0.347 metric tons per square kilometre 2 metric tons per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 2.04 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9658 metric tons per square kilometre 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1893 metric tons per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre against 1.66 metric tons per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Rwanda?
0.01 metric tons per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 85th and Rwanda ranks 84th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.