Iceland vs Uruguay: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iceland
0.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0%
in 2024
Iceland rank
99th
Uruguay rank
96th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iceland ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 96th 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
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.