Ethiopia vs Uganda: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Ethiopia
0.1806 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1809 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
119th
Uganda rank
118th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.1809 tonnes per person against 0.1806 tonnes per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 119th and Uganda ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0603 tonnes per person | 0.125 tonnes per person | 0.0647 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1158 tonnes per person | 0.1754 tonnes per person | 0.0596 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1803 tonnes per person | 0.1816 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.1809 tonnes per person against 0.1806 tonnes per person in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 119th and Uganda ranks 118th of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.