Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uzbekistan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.6%
in 2024
Uzbekistan
0.5%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
35th
Uzbekistan rank
37th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Uzbekistan's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 16 and Uzbekistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1860s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1870s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1880s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 0.9% 0.3% 0.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Uzbekistan
1980s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Uzbekistan
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uzbekistan?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan?
0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.