Ethiopia vs Uganda: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Ethiopia
0.0628 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Uganda
0.0601 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
162nd
Uganda rank
163rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ in Uganda, a difference of 0.0027 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Uganda ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0142 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0194 kilograms per international-$ | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.0328 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0283 kilograms per international-$ | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.0464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0802 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0339 kilograms per international-$ | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.0497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0009 kilograms per international-$ | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.0657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0441 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0217 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.0808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0491 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0318 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0152 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0064 kilograms per international-$ | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.0027 kilograms per international-$, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 162nd and Uganda ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).