Madagascar vs Uruguay: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Madagascar
12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar rank
119th
Uruguay rank
118th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Madagascar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar, a difference of 168,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 119th and Uruguay ranks 118th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 301,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 321,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 344,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 370,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 762,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 393,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 954,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 428,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 478,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 556,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 784,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 672,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 570,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 796,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 380,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 836,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Madagascar or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 168,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Uruguay rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Madagascar ranks 119th 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.