Congo vs Uganda: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Congo
0.3%
in 2024
Uganda
0.3%
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Uganda rank
53rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Congo
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Congo ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 10 and Uganda in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Congo or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Congo and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Uganda rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Congo ranks 54th 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 Share of global 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 as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.