Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Afghanistan
309,679 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
346,330 tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
59th
Uruguay rank
57th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 346,330 tonnes against 309,679 tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 36,651 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36,992 tonnes | 392,849 tonnes | 355,857 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 55,666 tonnes | 120,162 tonnes | 64,495 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 129,152 tonnes | 67,644 tonnes | 61,508 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 53,210 tonnes | -140,324 tonnes | 193,535 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -167,322 tonnes | 182,670 tonnes | 349,992 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 529,659 tonnes | 130,100 tonnes | 399,559 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 401,188 tonnes | -158,182 tonnes | 559,370 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 85,179 tonnes | 312,959 tonnes | 227,781 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Afghanistan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 346,330 tonnes against 309,679 tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 36,651 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.