Brazil vs Uruguay: AFOLU — Emissions per capita
AFOLU — Emissions per capita over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.83 t CO2eq/cap against 7.1 t CO2eq/cap in Brazil, a difference of 0.73 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.88 t CO2eq/cap | 6.36 t CO2eq/cap | 5.52 t CO2eq/cap | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.3 t CO2eq/cap | 6.27 t CO2eq/cap | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.15 t CO2eq/cap | 6.82 t CO2eq/cap | 1.66 t CO2eq/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6.77 t CO2eq/cap | 7.93 t CO2eq/cap | 1.16 t CO2eq/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions per capita, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.83 t CO2eq/cap against 7.1 t CO2eq/cap in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions per capita between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.73 t CO2eq/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.