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
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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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
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 in tonnes.