Germany vs Uruguay: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price

Germany

87.7%

in 2025

Uruguay

86.5%

in 2025

Germany rank

5th

Uruguay rank

8th

Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price over time

Germany currently reports 87.7% against 86.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uruguay ahead.

Germany ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 200 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price
Unit: %
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.