Kenya vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Kenya
5,436 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
5,852 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
155th
Uruguay rank
154th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Kenya
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 5,852 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,436 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 416 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 155th and Uruguay ranks 154th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre 3,852 tonnes per square kilometre 2,759 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay
1970s 1,432 tonnes per square kilometre 3,812 tonnes per square kilometre 2,380 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s 1,953 tonnes per square kilometre 3,758 tonnes per square kilometre 1,805 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 2,913 tonnes per square kilometre 3,809 tonnes per square kilometre 895.98 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay
2000s 3,814 tonnes per square kilometre 4,189 tonnes per square kilometre 374.99 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay
2010s 4,849 tonnes per square kilometre 5,353 tonnes per square kilometre 504.35 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay
2020s 5,348 tonnes per square kilometre 5,779 tonnes per square kilometre 431.25 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Kenya or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 5,852 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,436 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Kenya and Uruguay?
416 tonnes per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Kenya ranks 155th and Uruguay ranks 154th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.