New Caledonia vs Uruguay: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
New Caledonia
4.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
4.5%
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
41st
Uruguay rank
39th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- New Caledonia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.9% | 6.7% | 10.2% | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 14.2% | 2.8% | 11.3% | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 1.2% | 2.6% | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | -1.5% | 2.7% | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 4.1% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.1% | 1.6% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 6.9% | -1.5% | 8.3% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | -1.0% | 4.8% | 5.8% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, New Caledonia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.5% against 4.3% in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between New Caledonia and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Uruguay rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- New Caledonia ranks 41st 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.