Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 0.2618 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 0.2618 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.2618 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.043 units per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Rwanda 118th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.056 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0757 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0806 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | +78.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1352 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.141 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1511 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1572 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1587 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.16 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.172 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1343 units per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1234 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.103 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1267 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.129 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1376 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1559 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1547 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1696 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1544 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1532 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1569 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1475 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1528 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1733 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1918 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.202 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2047 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.167 units per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1734 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.241 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2168 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2357 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2618 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.2618 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0658 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.2618 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0796 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +78.3% | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | 0.1259 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.046 units per square kilometre | 0.043 units per square kilometre | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | 0.0806 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1521 units per square kilometre | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | 0.172 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1267 units per square kilometre | 0.103 units per square kilometre | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1543 units per square kilometre | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | 0.1696 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1959 units per square kilometre | 0.167 units per square kilometre | 0.241 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | 0.2618 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 115 Tunisia 0.2765 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Fiji 0.2656 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Slovenia 0.2629 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Morocco 0.2591 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 0.2534 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2527 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Rwanda
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.2618 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2618 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 units per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Rwanda rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 118th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.