Kuwait vs Uganda: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kuwait
0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
123rd
Uganda rank
122nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 15 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.4428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.4941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.6352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kuwait or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kuwait and Uganda?
- 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uganda rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 122nd of 201 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 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 in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.