Switzerland vs Uganda: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Switzerland
0.0589 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Uganda
0.0601 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Switzerland rank
164th
Uganda rank
163rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Switzerland
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0589 kilograms per international-$ in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0012 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.2522 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1911 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.2586 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0802 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1783 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1544 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.1722 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0441 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1281 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1214 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0491 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0724 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0812 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0206 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0632 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0016 kilograms per international-$ | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Switzerland or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0589 kilograms per international-$ in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Switzerland and Uganda?
- 0.0012 kilograms per international-$, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uganda?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and Uganda rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 164th and Uganda ranks 163rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).