Iceland vs Uruguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iceland
355,921 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
534,981 tonnes
in 2024
Iceland rank
99th
Uruguay rank
96th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 534,981 tonnes against 355,921 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 179,060 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.41 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 680,944 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 1.08 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 879,532 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 723,058 tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | 4.38 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 541,411 tonnes | 6.75 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 322,033 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1.53 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.90 million tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 2.18 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 2.14 million tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 3.75 million tonnes | 5.20 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.08 million tonnes | -2.37 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1970s | 581,096 tonnes | -6.82 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1980s | 289,863 tonnes | -5.40 million tonnes | 5.69 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1990s | 244,312 tonnes | -1.53 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 2000s | 190,502 tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 7.39 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 393,964 tonnes | 9.87 million tonnes | 9.48 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 336,531 tonnes | 995,362 tonnes | 658,831 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 534,981 tonnes against 355,921 tonnes in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 179,060 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iceland ranks 99th 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.