Malaysia vs Uganda: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Malaysia
0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
119th
Uganda rank
122nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Uganda
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 119th and Uganda ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0.1936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.1157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1910s | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.2412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0104 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, Malaysia or Uganda?
- Malaysia, at 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Malaysia and Uganda?
- 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Uganda rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 119th 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.