Honduras vs Uruguay: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Honduras
450,488 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
346,330 tonnes
in 2024
Honduras rank
54th
Uruguay rank
57th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Honduras
- Uruguay
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 450,488 tonnes against 346,330 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 104,158 tonnes.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 78 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 8.89 tonnes | -1,643 tonnes | 1,652 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1880s | 13.3 tonnes | 92,707 tonnes | 92,694 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 239 tonnes | -28,311 tonnes | 28,550 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1900s | 543.8 tonnes | 152,856 tonnes | 152,312 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1,654 tonnes | -141,617 tonnes | 143,272 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1920s | -2,109 tonnes | -18,530 tonnes | 16,421 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1930s | -349.8 tonnes | -2,872 tonnes | 2,523 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1940s | 76.7 tonnes | -38,587 tonnes | 38,663 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1950s | 58,544 tonnes | 392,849 tonnes | 334,304 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 58,940 tonnes | 120,162 tonnes | 61,222 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 74,720 tonnes | 67,644 tonnes | 7,076 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1980s | 75,746 tonnes | -140,324 tonnes | 216,071 tonnes | Honduras |
| 1990s | 202,428 tonnes | 182,670 tonnes | 19,758 tonnes | Honduras |
| 2000s | 332,585 tonnes | 130,100 tonnes | 202,485 tonnes | Honduras |
| 2010s | 293,214 tonnes | -158,182 tonnes | 451,396 tonnes | Honduras |
| 2020s | 378,459 tonnes | 312,959 tonnes | 65,500 tonnes | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Honduras or Uruguay?
- Honduras, at 450,488 tonnes against 346,330 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Honduras and Uruguay?
- 104,158 tonnes, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Uruguay?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Uruguay rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Honduras ranks 54th 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.