Eswatini vs Uganda: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Eswatini
1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
187th
Uganda rank
189th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Eswatini
- Uganda
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Eswatini ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 189th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 16 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1860s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Eswatini or Uganda?
- Eswatini, at 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Eswatini and Uganda?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Uganda rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 187th 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.