South America vs Uruguay: AFOLU — Emissions Share
South America
88.73 %
in 2023
Uruguay
94.85 %
in 2023
South America rank
12th
Uruguay rank
3rd
AFOLU — Emissions Share over time
- South America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 94.85 % against 88.73 % in South America, a difference of 6.12 %.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times South America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.47 % | 96.55 % | 9.08 % | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 87.57 % | 96.5 % | 8.93 % | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 87.73 % | 95.37 % | 7.64 % | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 88.84 % | 94.96 % | 6.12 % | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions share, South America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 94.85 % against 88.73 % in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions share between South America and Uruguay?
- 6.12 %, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South America and Uruguay rank globally for afolu — emissions share?
- South America ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.