Kazakhstan vs Uganda: Nitrous oxide emissions
Kazakhstan
11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
50th
Uganda rank
48th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan, a difference of 489,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 16 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 210,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 581,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 848,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 919,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 14.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 10.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2020s | 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Uganda?
- 489,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Uganda rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 48th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.