Romania vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Romania
3.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
2.96 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania rank
51st
Uganda rank
53rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Romania
- Uganda
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.18 billion tonnes against 2.96 billion tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 219.72 million tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 127.14 million tonnes | 70.59 million tonnes | 56.55 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | 357.83 million tonnes | 151.46 million tonnes | 206.37 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 582.85 million tonnes | 220.38 million tonnes | 362.48 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | 797.21 million tonnes | 291.68 million tonnes | 505.52 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 995.80 million tonnes | 346.42 million tonnes | 649.38 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 365.10 million tonnes | 837.94 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 358.22 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 393.95 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 2.01 billion tonnes | 513.62 million tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 2.24 billion tonnes | 667.61 million tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 2.55 billion tonnes | 918.38 million tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 2.93 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.16 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.29 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 2.49 billion tonnes | 833.12 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.31 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 587.93 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.27 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 375.30 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.22 billion tonnes | 2.95 billion tonnes | 269.23 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Romania or Uganda?
- Romania, at 3.18 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 Romania and Uganda?
- 219.72 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Romania ranks 51st 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.