Rwanda vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Rwanda
540.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
566.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda rank
106th
Uruguay rank
103rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 566.45 million tonnes against 540.21 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 26.23 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uruguay Difference Ahead
1850s 7.09 million tonnes 9.96 million tonnes 2.87 million tonnes Uruguay
1860s 18.51 million tonnes 37.23 million tonnes 18.72 million tonnes Uruguay
1870s 30.31 million tonnes 69.80 million tonnes 39.49 million tonnes Uruguay
1880s 44.06 million tonnes 111.71 million tonnes 67.65 million tonnes Uruguay
1890s 56.70 million tonnes 173.27 million tonnes 116.57 million tonnes Uruguay
1900s 63.48 million tonnes 238.14 million tonnes 174.66 million tonnes Uruguay
1910s 67.05 million tonnes 293.13 million tonnes 226.08 million tonnes Uruguay
1920s 77.05 million tonnes 352.87 million tonnes 275.81 million tonnes Uruguay
1930s 104.32 million tonnes 412.99 million tonnes 308.67 million tonnes Uruguay
1940s 144.92 million tonnes 470.92 million tonnes 326.00 million tonnes Uruguay
1950s 202.37 million tonnes 525.06 million tonnes 322.69 million tonnes Uruguay
1960s 265.03 million tonnes 546.59 million tonnes 281.56 million tonnes Uruguay
1970s 330.71 million tonnes 486.39 million tonnes 155.68 million tonnes Uruguay
1980s 397.88 million tonnes 425.85 million tonnes 27.97 million tonnes Uruguay
1990s 430.37 million tonnes 390.89 million tonnes 39.48 million tonnes Rwanda
2000s 480.15 million tonnes 403.23 million tonnes 76.92 million tonnes Rwanda
2010s 516.56 million tonnes 538.06 million tonnes 21.49 million tonnes Uruguay
2020s 535.31 million tonnes 564.94 million tonnes 29.63 million tonnes Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Rwanda or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 566.45 million tonnes against 540.21 million tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Rwanda and Uruguay?
26.23 million tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uruguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Rwanda ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.