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Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan

29 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Uzbekistan; the dashed grey line is Kyrgyzstan.

Country A · Uzbekistan
Country B · Kyrgyzstan

Climate

CO2 emissions

Uzbekistan: 139.2 Mt CO2/year · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 11.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0501001501850190019502000Kyrgyzstan

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Uzbekistan: 3.83 t CO2/person/year · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 1.64 t CO2/person/year · 2024
02461850190019502000Kyrgyzstanhigh 1978

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Uzbekistan: 2.02 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 2.07 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Kyrgyzstanlow 1969

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Uzbekistan: 52.6 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 7.97 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
020401850190019502000Kyrgyzstanhigh 2022

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Uzbekistan: 208.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 22.6 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01002001850190019502000Kyrgyzstan

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Uzbekistan: 15.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 1.91 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
010201850190019502000Kyrgyzstanhigh 1987

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Uzbekistan: 29.5 kg CO2/person/year · 2023Kyrgyzstan: 58.5 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
020406020142016201820202022Kyrgyzstan

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Uzbekistan: 19,129 kWh/person/year · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 8,083 kWh/person/year · 2023
010k20k1990200020102020Kyrgyzstanlow 2020

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Uzbekistan: 7.50 % of electricity · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
051990200020102020Kyrgyzstan

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Uzbekistan: 4.61 % of electricity · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
0241990200020102020Kyrgyzstan

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Uzbekistan: 6.57 % of electricity · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 12.6 % of electricity · 2025
0510200020052010201520202025Kyrgyzstanhigh 2020low 2015

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Uzbekistan: 1.73 % of electricity · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 0.95 % of electricity · 2025
0510200020052010201520202025Kyrgyzstanlow 2016

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Uzbekistan: 72.3 % of electricity · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 1.71 % of electricity · 2025
050200020052010201520202025Kyrgyzstanhigh 2018low 2005

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Uzbekistan: 3.25 ha/year · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 52.4 ha/year · 2024
02004002005201020152020Kyrgyzstanlow 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Uzbekistan: 8.84 % of land · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 6.55 % of land · 2025
051990200020102020Kyrgyzstan

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Uzbekistan: 7.96 deaths/year · 2021Kyrgyzstan: 14.1 deaths/year · 2021
05020002005201020152020Kyrgyzstanhigh 2011

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Uzbekistan: 0.97 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 0.89 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020Kyrgyzstanlow 2009

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Uzbekistan: 9.50 % of land area · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 6.80 % of land area · 2024
0510201420162018202020222024Kyrgyzstan

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg/person/year · 2023Kyrgyzstan: 40.0 kg/person/year · 2023
02040200020102020Kyrgyzstanlow 2001

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Uzbekistan: 215.1 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Kyrgyzstan: 16.9 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
0100200200020102020Kyrgyzstanhigh 2021low 2004

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Uzbekistan: 51.0 % living in cities · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 34.7 % living in cities · 2025
020401960198020002020Kyrgyzstanhigh 2008

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Uzbekistan: 121.8 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Kyrgyzstan: 50.0 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
05010015020002005201020152020Kyrgyzstanhigh 2017low 2021

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Uzbekistan: 467.7 m³/person/year · 2022Kyrgyzstan: 7,015 m³/person/year · 2022
05k10k200020102020Kyrgyzstan

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Uzbekistan: 81.9 % of population · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 73.9 % of population · 2024
05020002005201020152020Kyrgyzstan

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Uzbekistan: 170.6 mm/year · 2025Kyrgyzstan: 796.3 mm/year · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Kyrgyzstanhigh 1969low 1946

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Uzbekistan: -31.1 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Kyrgyzstan: -10.6 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Kyrgyzstanhigh 1969low 1946

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Uzbekistan: 74.6 % of population · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 93.0 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Kyrgyzstanlow 2010

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Uzbekistan: 30.0 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Kyrgyzstan: 17.0 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Kyrgyzstanhigh 2009

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Uzbekistan: 0.30 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Kyrgyzstan: 0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
01k2k1990200020102020Kyrgyzstanhigh 1989low 2020

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data