Mauritania vs Uruguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mauritania
367,976 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
534,981 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
98th
Uruguay rank
96th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mauritania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 534,981 tonnes against 367,976 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 167,005 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Mauritania ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,710 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 15,803 tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 28,429 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 31,203 tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | 5.07 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | -103,885 tonnes | 6.75 million tonnes | 6.85 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1900s | -128,306 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -112,525 tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 5.84 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 175,740 tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | 5.89 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 336,846 tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 5.59 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 511,582 tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 679,185 tonnes | 5.20 million tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 478,244 tonnes | -2.37 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1970s | -468,938 tonnes | -6.82 million tonnes | 6.35 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.79 million tonnes | -5.40 million tonnes | 7.19 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.30 million tonnes | -1.53 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 716,800 tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 6.87 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 323,282 tonnes | 9.87 million tonnes | 9.55 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 329,196 tonnes | 995,362 tonnes | 666,166 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mauritania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 534,981 tonnes against 367,976 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 167,005 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Uruguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mauritania ranks 98th 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.