Uganda vs Venezuela: Nitrous oxide emissions

Uganda
12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Venezuela
11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda rank
48th
Venezuela rank
51st

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Uganda
  • Venezuela
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Venezuela, a difference of 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 48th and Venezuela ranks 51st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Venezuela Difference Ahead
1850s 210,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 177,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uganda
1860s 225,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uganda
1870s 275,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 223,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uganda
1880s 352,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 265,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uganda
1890s 398,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 374,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23,921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uganda
1900s 449,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 637,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 187,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1910s 581,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 885,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 303,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1920s 848,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 903,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1930s 919,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 967,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1940s 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 292,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uganda
1950s 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 393,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1960s 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1970s 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1980s 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
1990s 5.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
2000s 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
2010s 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Venezuela
2020s 12.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 922,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Uganda or Venezuela?
Uganda, at 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Venezuela as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Uganda and Venezuela?
1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Venezuela?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Uganda and Venezuela rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Uganda ranks 48th and Venezuela ranks 51st 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.