Tunisia vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Tunisia
555.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
566.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia rank
104th
Uruguay rank
103rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Tunisia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 566.45 million tonnes against 555.23 million tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 11.22 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Tunisia ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.87 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 20.32 million tonnes | 37.23 million tonnes | 16.91 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 37.39 million tonnes | 69.80 million tonnes | 32.41 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 56.88 million tonnes | 111.71 million tonnes | 54.84 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 78.28 million tonnes | 173.27 million tonnes | 94.99 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 107.61 million tonnes | 238.14 million tonnes | 130.53 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 137.89 million tonnes | 293.13 million tonnes | 155.24 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 162.64 million tonnes | 352.87 million tonnes | 190.22 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 208.84 million tonnes | 412.99 million tonnes | 204.16 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 273.41 million tonnes | 470.92 million tonnes | 197.51 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 348.71 million tonnes | 525.06 million tonnes | 176.35 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 407.08 million tonnes | 546.59 million tonnes | 139.51 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 479.52 million tonnes | 486.39 million tonnes | 6.87 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 507.66 million tonnes | 425.85 million tonnes | 81.81 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 515.28 million tonnes | 390.89 million tonnes | 124.39 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 526.37 million tonnes | 403.23 million tonnes | 123.14 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 554.30 million tonnes | 538.06 million tonnes | 16.25 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 556.49 million tonnes | 564.94 million tonnes | 8.45 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, Tunisia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 566.45 million tonnes against 555.23 million tonnes in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Tunisia and Uruguay?
- 11.22 million tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tunisia and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Tunisia ranks 104th 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.