Puerto Rico vs Rwanda: Carbon intensity of GDP
Puerto Rico
0.1555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
150th
Rwanda rank
151st
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Puerto Rico
- Rwanda
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.1555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 150th and Rwanda ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0848 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9235 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.4056 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1863 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2193 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.2734 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2292 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.1962 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0083 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.1178 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1302 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.145 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.155 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Puerto Rico or Rwanda?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.1555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1554 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Puerto Rico and Rwanda?
- 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Rwanda rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Puerto Rico ranks 150th and Rwanda ranks 151st of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 constant 2021 US$.