Burundi vs Uganda: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Burundi
0.1%
in 2024
Uganda
0.1%
in 2024
Burundi rank
75th
Uganda rank
74th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Burundi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Burundi, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.

Burundi ranks 75th and Uganda ranks 74th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Uganda Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Uganda
1860s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Uganda
1870s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Uganda
1880s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Uganda
1890s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Uganda
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Burundi
1910s 0.0% -0.0% 0.0% Burundi
1920s 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% Uganda
1930s 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% Uganda
1940s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Uganda
1950s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% Uganda
1960s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Uganda
1970s 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% Uganda
1980s 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% Uganda
1990s 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% Uganda
2000s 0.0% 0.4% 0.3% Uganda
2010s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Uganda
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Burundi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Burundi and Uganda?
0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Burundi ranks 75th and Uganda ranks 74th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from 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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.