Niger vs Uganda
Niger vs Uganda: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.12 tonnes in Niger and 0.17 tonnes in Uganda, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.05 tonnes, or 1.39 times that in Niger.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Niger.
- In 2024, Niger ranked 189 and Uganda ranked 182 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Niger | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.16 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.1 | 0.04 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Niger vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016