China vs Rwanda: GDP per unit of energy use

China
8.84 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Rwanda
9.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
China rank
142nd
Rwanda rank
139th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • China
  • Rwanda
0246810199020062023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 9.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 8.84 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in China, a difference of 0.62 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 139th of 171 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 2.14 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.6554 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.48 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent China
2000s 3.95 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.41 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.54 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent China
2010s 6.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.87 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent China
2020s 8.2 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 8.08 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.1165 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, China or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 9.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 8.84 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between China and Rwanda?
0.62 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Rwanda rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
China ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 139th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.