China vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

China
57.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uganda
59.1 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
110th
Uganda rank
109th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • China
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 59.1 tonnes per person against 57.98 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 1.12 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

China ranks 110th and Uganda ranks 109th of 194 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 61.63 tonnes per person 155.88 tonnes per person 94.24 tonnes per person Uganda
1970s 62.39 tonnes per person 157.3 tonnes per person 94.91 tonnes per person Uganda
1980s 64.71 tonnes per person 149.06 tonnes per person 84.35 tonnes per person Uganda
1990s 63.5 tonnes per person 123.19 tonnes per person 59.69 tonnes per person Uganda
2000s 63.45 tonnes per person 99 tonnes per person 35.55 tonnes per person Uganda
2010s 60.98 tonnes per person 78.19 tonnes per person 17.21 tonnes per person Uganda
2020s 58.33 tonnes per person 62.43 tonnes per person 4.1 tonnes per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, China or Uganda?
Uganda, at 59.1 tonnes per person against 57.98 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between China and Uganda?
1.12 tonnes per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
China ranks 110th and Uganda ranks 109th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.