New Zealand vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
New Zealand
3.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
2.96 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
52nd
Uganda rank
53rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- Uganda
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.12 billion tonnes against 2.96 billion tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 166.40 million tonnes.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 55.71 million tonnes | 70.59 million tonnes | 14.89 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1860s | 140.99 million tonnes | 151.46 million tonnes | 10.47 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1870s | 230.01 million tonnes | 220.38 million tonnes | 9.63 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 356.92 million tonnes | 291.68 million tonnes | 65.24 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 560.89 million tonnes | 346.42 million tonnes | 214.47 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 794.98 million tonnes | 365.10 million tonnes | 429.88 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 999.75 million tonnes | 358.22 million tonnes | 641.53 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 393.95 million tonnes | 820.53 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 513.62 million tonnes | 900.68 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 667.61 million tonnes | 932.42 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 918.38 million tonnes | 915.79 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.06 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 687.69 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.25 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 427.55 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.52 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 296.22 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.64 billion tonnes | 2.49 billion tonnes | 148.58 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.79 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 68.56 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.96 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 61.40 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.09 billion tonnes | 2.95 billion tonnes | 145.23 million tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, New Zealand or Uganda?
- New Zealand, at 3.12 billion tonnes against 2.96 billion tonnes in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between New Zealand and Uganda?
- 166.40 million tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.