What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Georgia and Uruguay?

288,910 tonnes, with Georgia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Uruguay?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Georgia vs Uruguay: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Georgia

3.44 million tonnes

in 2023

Uruguay

3.15 million tonnes

in 2023

Georgia rank

70th

Uruguay rank

73rd

CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Georgia
Uruguay

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 3.44 million tonnes against 3.15 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 288,910 tonnes.

That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Georgia ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-492,602 tonnes	1.41 million tonnes	1.90 million tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	2.47 million tonnes	2.28 million tonnes	188,105 tonnes	Georgia
2010s	3.02 million tonnes	3.52 million tonnes	497,644 tonnes	Uruguay
2020s	3.97 million tonnes	2.99 million tonnes	983,072 tonnes	Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions embedded in trade, Georgia or Uruguay?: Georgia, at 3.44 million tonnes against 3.15 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Georgia and Uruguay?: 288,910 tonnes, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Uruguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Georgia and Uruguay rank globally for co₂ emissions embedded in trade?: Georgia ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
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: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes.