Africa vs Uruguay: AFOLU — Emissions Share
Africa
54.15 %
in 2023
Uruguay
83.08 %
in 2023
Africa rank
13th
Uruguay rank
16th
AFOLU — Emissions Share over time
- Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 83.08 % against 54.15 % in Africa, a difference of 28.93 %.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 34 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.45 % | 97.75 % | 51.3 % | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 48.16 % | 96.66 % | 48.5 % | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 52.46 % | 87.02 % | 34.56 % | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 54.31 % | 82.69 % | 28.38 % | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions share, Africa or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 83.08 % against 54.15 % in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions share between Africa and Uruguay?
- 28.93 %, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Uruguay rank globally for afolu — emissions share?
- Africa ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.