Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Azerbaijan
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uzbekistan
4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
77th
Uzbekistan rank
79th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Azerbaijan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Uzbekistan ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 8 and Uzbekistan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1860s | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1870s | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1880s | 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1890s | 0.5108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 0.7567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 0.5576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Azerbaijan or Uzbekistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Uzbekistan ranks 79th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.