Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guinea-Bissau
4.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
4.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
72nd
Uganda rank
74th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Uganda
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.94 million tonnes against 4.57 million tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 375,120 tonnes.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Uganda ranks 74th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 708,097 tonnes | 11.21 million tonnes | 10.50 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1860s | 319,336 tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1870s | 402,527 tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 6.66 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1880s | 500,092 tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 6.61 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1890s | 502,591 tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1900s | 508,508 tonnes | 214,691 tonnes | 293,817 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 496,267 tonnes | -734,460 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 1.18 million tonnes | 8.55 million tonnes | 7.37 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1930s | 1.51 million tonnes | 13.36 million tonnes | 11.85 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1940s | 2.22 million tonnes | 17.32 million tonnes | 15.10 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1950s | 2.45 million tonnes | 32.42 million tonnes | 29.98 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1960s | 1.85 million tonnes | 52.92 million tonnes | 51.06 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.42 million tonnes | 39.67 million tonnes | 37.25 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1980s | 4.44 million tonnes | 38.03 million tonnes | 33.59 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.94 million tonnes | 20.09 million tonnes | 15.16 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.69 million tonnes | 24.04 million tonnes | 21.35 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.16 million tonnes | 11.10 million tonnes | 8.94 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.28 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | 778,790 tonnes | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guinea-Bissau or Uganda?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 4.94 million tonnes against 4.57 million tonnes in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guinea-Bissau and Uganda?
- 375,120 tonnes, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Uganda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd 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 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.