Niger vs Uganda: CO₂ emissions per capita
Niger
0.1173 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.1266 tonnes per person
in 2024
Niger rank
208th
Uganda rank
207th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Niger
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.1266 tonnes per person against 0.1173 tonnes per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0093 tonnes per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Niger ranks 208th and Uganda ranks 207th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0348 tonnes per person | 0.026 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0724 tonnes per person | 0.0471 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.0606 tonnes per person | 0.0961 tonnes per person | 0.0355 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.1247 tonnes per person | 0.0443 tonnes per person | 0.0803 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0635 tonnes per person | 0.0454 tonnes per person | 0.018 tonnes per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0543 tonnes per person | 0.072 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0989 tonnes per person | 0.1196 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1195 tonnes per person | 0.1291 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Niger or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.1266 tonnes per person against 0.1173 tonnes per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Niger and Uganda?
- 0.0093 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Uganda rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Niger ranks 208th and Uganda ranks 207th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.