Rwanda vs Uruguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Rwanda
0.1605 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.158 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
90th
Uruguay rank
91st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Uruguay
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1605 tonnes per person against 0.158 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0025 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Rwanda ranks 90th and Uruguay ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.81 tonnes per person | 12.1 tonnes per person | 11.29 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.7391 tonnes per person | 11.16 tonnes per person | 10.42 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.7989 tonnes per person | 8.76 tonnes per person | 7.96 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.9369 tonnes per person | 9.04 tonnes per person | 8.1 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.6197 tonnes per person | 8.55 tonnes per person | 7.93 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.3193 tonnes per person | 5.85 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.2438 tonnes per person | 4.68 tonnes per person | 4.44 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 2 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | 0.3064 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.4809 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per person | -0.8464 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.73 tonnes per person | -2.38 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.872 tonnes per person | -1.79 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.386 tonnes per person | -0.4846 tonnes per person | 0.8706 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.5729 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.2546 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.2054 tonnes per person | 0.2933 tonnes per person | 0.0879 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Rwanda or Uruguay?
- Rwanda, at 0.1605 tonnes per person against 0.158 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Rwanda and Uruguay?
- 0.0025 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Uruguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 90th and Uruguay ranks 91st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.