Per capita methane emissions in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Per capita methane emissions was 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
49th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1894
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Uzbekistan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Uzbekistan stood at 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Uzbekistan peaked at 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1894.
That places Uzbekistan 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 46 Guinea 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 47 Indonesia 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 48 Suriname 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 51 Iceland 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 52 Bhutan 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Uzbekistan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 37.05 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 18.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 51.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 6.75 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.83 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.83 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Uzbekistan?
- Per capita methane emissions in Uzbekistan was 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1894.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Uzbekistan ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.