Equatorial Guinea vs Uruguay: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
Equatorial Guinea
8.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
8.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
134th
Uruguay rank
133rd
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 8.51 million tonnes against 8.38 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 124,810 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.23 million tonnes | 8.83 million tonnes | 10.05 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | -1.04 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | -1.39 million tonnes | -968,723 tonnes | 416,593 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | -1.20 million tonnes | -1.11 million tonnes | 95,761 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 793,059 tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 5.50 million tonnes | 13.54 million tonnes | 8.04 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.54 million tonnes | 16.79 million tonnes | 9.24 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 8.76 million tonnes | 8.48 million tonnes | 282,124 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, Equatorial Guinea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 8.51 million tonnes against 8.38 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change between Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay?
- 124,810 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.