Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Rwanda

Rwanda: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on was 0.0608 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0608 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0648 units per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0226 units per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Rwanda, 1990–2019

0.020.030.040.050.061990200420191990: 0.028 units per square kilometre1991: 0.029 units per square kilometre1992: 0.028 units per square kilometre1993: 0.027 units per square kilometre1994: 0.026 units per square kilometre1995: 0.023 units per square kilometre1996: 0.024 units per square kilometre1997: 0.025 units per square kilometre1998: 0.027 units per square kilometre1999: 0.029 units per square kilometre2000: 0.03 units per square kilometre2001: 0.032 units per square kilometre2002: 0.033 units per square kilometre2003: 0.037 units per square kilometre2004: 0.039 units per square kilometre2005: 0.042 units per square kilometre2006: 0.045 units per square kilometre2007: 0.048 units per square kilometre2008: 0.051 units per square kilometre2009: 0.052 units per square kilometre2010: 0.055 units per square kilometre2011: 0.053 units per square kilometre2012: 0.055 units per square kilometre2013: 0.057 units per square kilometre2014: 0.055 units per square kilometre2015: 0.065 units per square kilometre2016: 0.062 units per square kilometre2017: 0.063 units per square kilometre2018: 0.061 units per square kilometre2019: 0.061 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.0608 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Rwanda peaked at 0.0648 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0226 units per square kilometre, in 1995.

Rwanda ranks 18th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0282 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0291 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1992 0.0283 units per square kilometre -2.6%
1993 0.0272 units per square kilometre -4.0%
1994 0.0258 units per square kilometre -5.2%
1995 0.0226 units per square kilometre -12.4%
1996 0.0243 units per square kilometre +7.7%
1997 0.0253 units per square kilometre +4.3%
1998 0.0269 units per square kilometre +6.1%
1999 0.0293 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2000 0.03 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2001 0.0318 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2002 0.0335 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2003 0.0366 units per square kilometre +9.3%
2004 0.0391 units per square kilometre +6.9%
2005 0.0415 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2006 0.0452 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2007 0.048 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2008 0.0507 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2009 0.052 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2010 0.0552 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2011 0.0529 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2012 0.055 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2013 0.0565 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2014 0.0554 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2015 0.0648 units per square kilometre +16.8%
2016 0.0621 units per square kilometre -4.1%
2017 0.0628 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2018 0.0609 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2019 0.0608 units per square kilometre -0.2%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.0608 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0144 units per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.0608 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0165 units per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0267 units per square kilometre 0.0226 units per square kilometre 0.0293 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0408 units per square kilometre 0.03 units per square kilometre 0.052 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0586 units per square kilometre 0.0529 units per square kilometre 0.0648 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 15 Barbados 0.0681 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 16 Malta 0.068 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 17 India 0.0658 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 19 Vietnam 0.0604 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 20 Mauritius 0.0586 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 21 Burundi 0.0561 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Rwanda?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on in Rwanda was 0.0608 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0648 units per square kilometre in 2015.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0226 units per square kilometre in 1995.
How does Rwanda rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on?
Rwanda ranks 18th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - emissions on rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land 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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land 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.