Switzerland vs Uganda: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Switzerland
0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland rank
125th
Uganda rank
122nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Switzerland
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 122nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Switzerland or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Switzerland and Uganda?
- 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Uganda rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 122nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.