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