Slovakia vs Uruguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Slovakia
1.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
534,981 tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia rank
93rd
Uruguay rank
96th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Slovakia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 1.35 million tonnes against 534,981 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 811,869 tonnes.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 2.5 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovakia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 93rd and Uruguay ranks 96th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 9 and Uruguay in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1850s 4.73 million tonnes 2.09 million tonnes 2.64 million tonnes Slovakia
1860s 3.93 million tonnes 3.02 million tonnes 902,123 tonnes Slovakia
1870s 3.63 million tonnes 3.46 million tonnes 165,389 tonnes Slovakia
1880s 3.45 million tonnes 5.10 million tonnes 1.66 million tonnes Uruguay
1890s 3.02 million tonnes 6.75 million tonnes 3.73 million tonnes Uruguay
1900s 2.82 million tonnes 5.80 million tonnes 2.98 million tonnes Uruguay
1910s 2.06 million tonnes 5.72 million tonnes 3.66 million tonnes Uruguay
1920s 5.08 million tonnes 6.07 million tonnes 984,072 tonnes Uruguay
1930s 2.49 million tonnes 5.93 million tonnes 3.43 million tonnes Uruguay
1940s -364,556 tonnes 5.67 million tonnes 6.03 million tonnes Uruguay
1950s 5.39 million tonnes 5.20 million tonnes 193,445 tonnes Slovakia
1960s 3.61 million tonnes -2.37 million tonnes 5.98 million tonnes Slovakia
1970s 2.04 million tonnes -6.82 million tonnes 8.86 million tonnes Slovakia
1980s 2.46 million tonnes -5.40 million tonnes 7.86 million tonnes Slovakia
1990s 2.64 million tonnes -1.53 million tonnes 4.17 million tonnes Slovakia
2000s 1.03 million tonnes 7.58 million tonnes 6.55 million tonnes Uruguay
2010s 5.64 million tonnes 9.87 million tonnes 4.23 million tonnes Uruguay
2020s 2.10 million tonnes 995,362 tonnes 1.11 million tonnes Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Slovakia or Uruguay?
Slovakia, at 1.35 million tonnes against 534,981 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Slovakia and Uruguay?
811,869 tonnes, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Uruguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Slovakia and Uruguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Slovakia ranks 93rd 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

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.