New Zealand vs Uganda: Methane emissions
New Zealand
34.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
New Zealand rank
48th
Uganda rank
47th
Methane emissions over time
- New Zealand
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 34.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand, a difference of 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 17 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 7.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 11.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 12.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 15.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 18.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 24.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 30.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 35.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 36.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 37.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 37.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 35.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, New Zealand or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 34.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between New Zealand and Uganda?
- 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uganda rank globally for methane emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and Uganda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.