Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Democratic Republic of Congo

5.90 million tonnes

in 2024

Uganda

6.33 million tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

132nd

Uganda rank

130th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

Uganda currently reports 6.33 million tonnes against 5.90 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 429,360 tonnes.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd and Uganda ranks 130th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.