Tonga vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Tonga
0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga rank
115th
Uruguay rank
113th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Tonga
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uruguay ahead.

Tonga ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 113th of 193 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0924 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1077 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
1980s 0.0497 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0619 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
1990s 0.0196 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0244 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2000s 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0212 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0088 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2010s 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2020s 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0018 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Tonga or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Tonga and Uruguay?
0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uruguay?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Tonga ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 113th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.