Switzerland vs Uganda: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Switzerland
0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland rank
125th
Uganda rank
122nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Switzerland
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 11 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0089 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, Switzerland or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Switzerland and Uganda?
- 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Uganda rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Switzerland ranks 125th 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.