Namibia vs Uganda: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Namibia
4.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
4.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Namibia rank
73rd
Uganda rank
74th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Namibia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 4.64 million tonnes against 4.57 million tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 76,940 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.

Namibia ranks 73rd and Uganda ranks 74th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Uganda Difference Ahead
1850s 204,609 tonnes 11.21 million tonnes 11.01 million tonnes Uganda
1860s 377,194 tonnes 6.96 million tonnes 6.58 million tonnes Uganda
1870s 449,573 tonnes 7.06 million tonnes 6.61 million tonnes Uganda
1880s 520,523 tonnes 7.11 million tonnes 6.59 million tonnes Uganda
1890s 526,616 tonnes 3.75 million tonnes 3.22 million tonnes Uganda
1900s 789,171 tonnes 214,691 tonnes 574,480 tonnes Namibia
1910s 1.00 million tonnes -734,460 tonnes 1.74 million tonnes Namibia
1920s 1.73 million tonnes 8.55 million tonnes 6.82 million tonnes Uganda
1930s 2.45 million tonnes 13.36 million tonnes 10.91 million tonnes Uganda
1940s 3.34 million tonnes 17.32 million tonnes 13.98 million tonnes Uganda
1950s 3.98 million tonnes 32.42 million tonnes 28.45 million tonnes Uganda
1960s 3.26 million tonnes 52.92 million tonnes 49.66 million tonnes Uganda
1970s 1.97 million tonnes 39.67 million tonnes 37.69 million tonnes Uganda
1980s 1.86 million tonnes 38.03 million tonnes 36.17 million tonnes Uganda
1990s 4.20 million tonnes 20.09 million tonnes 15.89 million tonnes Uganda
2000s 2.73 million tonnes 24.04 million tonnes 21.31 million tonnes Uganda
2010s 3.75 million tonnes 11.10 million tonnes 7.35 million tonnes Uganda
2020s 5.55 million tonnes 5.06 million tonnes 494,266 tonnes Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Namibia or Uganda?
Namibia, at 4.64 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 Namibia and Uganda?
76,940 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Namibia ranks 73rd 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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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
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.