Comoros vs Uganda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions

Comoros
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
190th
Uganda rank
189th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Comoros
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

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

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

Comoros ranks 190th and Uganda ranks 189th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Uganda Difference Ahead
1850s 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1860s 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1870s 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1880s 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1890s 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1900s 0.9209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Comoros
1910s 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Comoros
1920s 0.834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1930s 0.9136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1940s 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1950s 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1960s 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1970s 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1980s 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
1990s 0.9884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
2000s 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
2010s 0.8868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda
2020s 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Comoros or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Comoros and Uganda?
0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Uganda?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Uganda rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Comoros ranks 190th and Uganda ranks 189th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.