India vs Uruguay: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
India
4.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
4.5%
in 2024
India rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
39th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- India
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 77 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1859 it was India ahead.
India ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 61.3% | -43.6% | 104.9% | India |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 30.7% | 29.9% | Uruguay |
| 1870s | -4.7% | -10.2% | 5.5% | India |
| 1880s | 9.4% | 18.2% | 8.8% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 9.7% | 0.8% | 9.0% | India |
| 1900s | 9.4% | 14.1% | 4.7% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 6.1% | -6.6% | 12.7% | India |
| 1920s | -0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | India |
| 1940s | 1.5% | -3.0% | 4.5% | India |
| 1950s | 6.1% | 50.6% | 44.5% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 3.0% | India |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 1.2% | 3.3% | India |
| 1980s | 7.0% | -1.5% | 8.5% | India |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 1.9% | India |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 2.3% | India |
| 2010s | 5.0% | -1.5% | 6.4% | India |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, India or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.5% against 4.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between India and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uruguay?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2024.
- How do India and Uruguay rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 39th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.