Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Saudi Arabia
471,923 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
534,981 tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
97th
Uruguay rank
96th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 534,981 tonnes against 471,923 tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 63,058 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -266,699 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1860s | -310,975 tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1870s | -287,606 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1880s | -278,610 tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | -305,922 tonnes | 6.75 million tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1900s | -353,800 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 6.15 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -545,357 tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1920s | -452,002 tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | 6.52 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1930s | -397,295 tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | -459,165 tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | 6.13 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 591,912 tonnes | 5.20 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.17 million tonnes | -2.37 million tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3.07 million tonnes | -6.82 million tonnes | 9.89 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 8.63 million tonnes | -5.40 million tonnes | 14.03 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 4.44 million tonnes | -1.53 million tonnes | 5.97 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.10 million tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 6.49 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 118,875 tonnes | 9.87 million tonnes | 9.75 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 213,215 tonnes | 995,362 tonnes | 782,146 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 534,981 tonnes against 471,923 tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 63,058 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 97th 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.