Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
44.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Uruguay
48.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
171st
Uruguay rank
169th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 48.61 tonnes per square kilometre against 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Uruguay ranks 169th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.79 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 77.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 17.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 95.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.41 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 32.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.66 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 48.61 tonnes per square kilometre against 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Uruguay ranks 169th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.