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