Singapore vs Uruguay: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Singapore
0.106 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Uruguay
0.1086 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Singapore rank
147th
Uruguay rank
144th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Singapore
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ against 0.106 kilograms per international-$ in Singapore, a difference of 0.0026 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 147th and Uruguay ranks 144th of 164 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 0.7869 kilograms per international-$ 0.1971 kilograms per international-$ 0.5898 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1960s 0.3664 kilograms per international-$ 0.2355 kilograms per international-$ 0.1309 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1970s 1.15 kilograms per international-$ 0.2416 kilograms per international-$ 0.9092 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1980s 0.7187 kilograms per international-$ 0.1458 kilograms per international-$ 0.5729 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
1990s 0.4883 kilograms per international-$ 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ 0.3586 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
2000s 0.2124 kilograms per international-$ 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ 0.0746 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
2010s 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ 0.1109 kilograms per international-$ 0.0208 kilograms per international-$ Singapore
2020s 0.1108 kilograms per international-$ 0.1101 kilograms per international-$ 0.0008 kilograms per international-$ Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Singapore or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ against 0.106 kilograms per international-$ in Singapore as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Singapore and Uruguay?
0.0026 kilograms per international-$, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Uruguay?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Singapore and Uruguay rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Singapore ranks 147th and Uruguay ranks 144th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).