East Timor vs Uganda: Per capita methane emissions
East Timor
0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
East Timor rank
139th
Uganda rank
137th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- East Timor
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 16 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1860s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1870s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1880s | 0.9727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1890s | 0.9602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1900s | 0.9375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0.8648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.8846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.7686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.4448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.6018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.7819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, East Timor or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between East Timor and Uganda?
- 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Uganda rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- East Timor ranks 139th 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.