Mozambique vs Uganda: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mozambique
12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mozambique rank
47th
Uganda rank
48th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mozambique
- Uganda
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda, a difference of 258,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 47th and Uganda ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 16 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 426,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 210,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 456,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 561,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 285,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 722,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 818,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 419,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 921,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 471,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 581,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 620,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 848,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 919,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 6.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 10.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2020s | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mozambique or Uganda?
- Mozambique, at 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mozambique and Uganda?
- 258,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 47th 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.