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
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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

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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.