Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Carbon intensity of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0488 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
179th
Rwanda rank
180th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
0.040.060.080.10.12199020072024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0488 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0019 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 179th and Rwanda ranks 180th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0607 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0719 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0112 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Rwanda
2000s 0.0751 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0589 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0162 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0638 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0408 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0229 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0486 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0074 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
Ethiopia, at 0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0488 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
0.0019 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 179th and Rwanda ranks 180th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.