Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uzbekistan: Nitrous oxide emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo
17.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uzbekistan
15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
35th
Uzbekistan rank
37th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Uzbekistan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M185019372024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 17.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan, a difference of 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Uzbekistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 16 and Uzbekistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1850s 637,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 610,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 681,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 651,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 847,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 811,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 158,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 361,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 911,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uzbekistan
1980s 11.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uzbekistan
1990s 14.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 15.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 16.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 17.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uzbekistan?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 17.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan?
1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.