Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Uganda or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 4,200 kt against 4,172 kt in Uganda as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Uruguay?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uganda vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Uganda

4,172 kt

in 2023

Uruguay

4,200 kt

in 2023

Uganda rank

69th

Uruguay rank

68th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Uganda
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 4,200 kt against 4,172 kt in Uganda, a difference of 28 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Uganda ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	389.27 kt	323.38 kt	65.89 kt	Uganda
1970s	535.17 kt	313.43 kt	221.74 kt	Uganda
1980s	965.68 kt	349.31 kt	616.37 kt	Uganda
1990s	1,564 kt	378.47 kt	1,185 kt	Uganda
2000s	2,232 kt	673.36 kt	1,559 kt	Uganda
2010s	3,209 kt	3,080 kt	129.13 kt	Uganda
2020s	3,992 kt	4,248 kt	256.01 kt	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Uganda or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 4,200 kt against 4,172 kt in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Uganda and Uruguay?: 28 kt, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Uruguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Uganda and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Uganda ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf