Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Rwanda

Rwanda: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0803 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0803 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
31st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0824 units per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0245 units per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Rwanda, 1990–2019

0.020.040.060.081990200420191990: 0.034 units per square kilometre1991: 0.035 units per square kilometre1992: 0.034 units per square kilometre1993: 0.032 units per square kilometre1994: 0.03 units per square kilometre1995: 0.024 units per square kilometre1996: 0.027 units per square kilometre1997: 0.03 units per square kilometre1998: 0.034 units per square kilometre1999: 0.038 units per square kilometre2000: 0.037 units per square kilometre2001: 0.041 units per square kilometre2002: 0.043 units per square kilometre2003: 0.05 units per square kilometre2004: 0.053 units per square kilometre2005: 0.056 units per square kilometre2006: 0.063 units per square kilometre2007: 0.067 units per square kilometre2008: 0.071 units per square kilometre2009: 0.073 units per square kilometre2010: 0.078 units per square kilometre2011: 0.072 units per square kilometre2012: 0.071 units per square kilometre2013: 0.072 units per square kilometre2014: 0.071 units per square kilometre2015: 0.082 units per square kilometre2016: 0.077 units per square kilometre2017: 0.077 units per square kilometre2018: 0.079 units per square kilometre2019: 0.08 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Rwanda is 0.0803 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Rwanda peaked at 0.0824 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0245 units per square kilometre, in 1995.

That places Rwanda 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.034 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0351 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1992 0.0337 units per square kilometre -3.9%
1993 0.032 units per square kilometre -5.0%
1994 0.0301 units per square kilometre -5.9%
1995 0.0245 units per square kilometre -18.7%
1996 0.0275 units per square kilometre +12.2%
1997 0.03 units per square kilometre +9.1%
1998 0.0341 units per square kilometre +13.6%
1999 0.0381 units per square kilometre +11.9%
2000 0.0373 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2001 0.0408 units per square kilometre +9.4%
2002 0.043 units per square kilometre +5.4%
2003 0.0497 units per square kilometre +15.4%
2004 0.0534 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2005 0.0562 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2006 0.0627 units per square kilometre +11.5%
2007 0.0665 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2008 0.0712 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2009 0.0727 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2010 0.0782 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2011 0.0723 units per square kilometre -7.6%
2012 0.0712 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2013 0.0718 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2014 0.0711 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2015 0.0824 units per square kilometre +15.8%
2016 0.0767 units per square kilometre -7.0%
2017 0.0767 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 0.0795 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2019 0.0803 units per square kilometre +1.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.0803 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0309 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.0803 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0278 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0319 units per square kilometre 0.0245 units per square kilometre 0.0381 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0554 units per square kilometre 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0727 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.076 units per square kilometre 0.0711 units per square kilometre 0.0824 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 28 Uganda 0.0986 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 29 Tonga 0.0895 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 30 France 0.0847 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 32 Italy 0.0796 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 33 Cuba 0.078 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 34 Micronesia (country) 0.0779 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Rwanda?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Rwanda was 0.0803 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0824 units per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 units per square kilometre in 1995.
How does Rwanda rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
Rwanda ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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.