Uganda vs United Kingdom: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Uganda
0.3%
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.4%
in 2024
Uganda rank
53rd
United Kingdom rank
50th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Kingdom'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.
Uganda ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
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, Uganda or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Uganda and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Uganda ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 50th 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.