Brunei vs Uruguay: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Brunei
14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
115th
Uruguay rank
118th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Brunei
- Uruguay
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay, a difference of 962,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brunei ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 118th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 4,165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 4,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 5,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 762,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 756,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 5,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 954,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 5,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 6,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 7,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 329,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1950s | 347,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 421,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1980s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1990s | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2000s | 9.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2010s | 11.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2020s | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Brunei or Uruguay?
- Brunei, at 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Brunei and Uruguay?
- 962,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Uruguay rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Brunei ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 118th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.