Brunei vs Uruguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brunei
841,401 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
534,981 tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
95th
Uruguay rank
96th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brunei
- Uruguay
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 841,401 tonnes against 534,981 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 306,420 tonnes.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.6 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brunei ranks 95th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 55,748 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 49,698 tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 77,237 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 151,100 tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 150,074 tonnes | 6.75 million tonnes | 6.60 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 284,510 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 470,945 tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 419,612 tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 585,192 tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 5.34 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 666,210 tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 771,763 tonnes | 5.20 million tonnes | 4.43 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 674,378 tonnes | -2.37 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1970s | 640,035 tonnes | -6.82 million tonnes | 7.46 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1980s | 1.40 million tonnes | -5.40 million tonnes | 6.81 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1990s | 1.36 million tonnes | -1.53 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2000s | 1.06 million tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 6.53 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.40 million tonnes | 9.87 million tonnes | 8.47 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 771,712 tonnes | 995,362 tonnes | 223,650 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brunei or Uruguay?
- Brunei, at 841,401 tonnes against 534,981 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brunei and Uruguay?
- 306,420 tonnes, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Uruguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brunei ranks 95th 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.