Nepal vs Uganda: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nepal
26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nepal rank
95th
Uganda rank
94th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nepal
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nepal, a difference of 126,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 10 and Uganda in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 878,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 469,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1860s | 914,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 397,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1870s | 960,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1880s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 651,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 366,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1890s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 737,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 328,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1910s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nepal |
| 1950s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1960s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1970s | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 801,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1980s | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1990s | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 489,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2000s | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2010s | 15.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 2020s | 24.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Nepal or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Nepal and Uganda?
- 126,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Uganda rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nepal ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 94th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.