Sweden vs Uganda: Per capita methane emissions
Sweden
0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
135th
Uganda rank
137th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Sweden
- Uganda
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 135th and Uganda ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 16 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.7113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.7071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.7049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.7126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.7058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.6794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.8545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Sweden or Uganda?
- Sweden, at 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Sweden and Uganda?
- 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Uganda rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Sweden ranks 135th and Uganda ranks 137th 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.