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
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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

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.