New Zealand vs Uganda: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
New Zealand
0.3%
in 2024
Uganda
0.3%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
52nd
Uganda rank
53rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- Uganda
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Uganda?
- New Zealand, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between New Zealand and Uganda?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global 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 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.