Uruguay vs Yemen, Rep.: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil

Uruguay
7.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen, Rep.
8.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay rank
100th
Yemen, Rep. rank
97th

Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Uruguay
  • Yemen, Rep.
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M194619852024

How they compare

Yemen, Rep. currently reports 8.08 million tonnes against 7.38 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 704,590 tonnes.

That makes Yemen, Rep.'s figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 100th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 97th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 3 and Yemen, Rep. in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
1950s 3.23 million tonnes 1.69 million tonnes 1.54 million tonnes Uruguay
1960s 4.44 million tonnes 4.35 million tonnes 91,621 tonnes Uruguay
1970s 5.50 million tonnes 2.48 million tonnes 3.02 million tonnes Uruguay
1980s 4.05 million tonnes 6.85 million tonnes 2.80 million tonnes Yemen, Rep.
1990s 4.69 million tonnes 10.01 million tonnes 5.31 million tonnes Yemen, Rep.
2000s 5.46 million tonnes 18.26 million tonnes 12.80 million tonnes Yemen, Rep.
2010s 6.46 million tonnes 13.84 million tonnes 7.38 million tonnes Yemen, Rep.
2020s 6.96 million tonnes 8.01 million tonnes 1.04 million tonnes Yemen, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Uruguay or Yemen, Rep.?
Yemen, Rep., at 8.08 million tonnes against 7.38 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Uruguay and Yemen, Rep.?
704,590 tonnes, with Yemen, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Yemen, Rep.?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Uruguay and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
Uruguay ranks 100th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.