Ethiopia vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Ethiopia
2.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
2.63 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
199th
Uganda rank
196th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.63 tonnes per person against 2.5 tonnes per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 196th of 204 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2097 tonnes per person | 0.5814 tonnes per person | 0.3717 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.589 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 0.7425 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.8865 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 0.6611 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.4448 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 0.3456 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 0.3552 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 0.1634 tonnes per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.63 tonnes per person against 2.5 tonnes per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.13 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 199th and Uganda ranks 196th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.