Brazil vs Uruguay: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Brazil
2.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
126th
Uruguay rank
124th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.3142 tonnes per person | 0.2788 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 0.7466 tonnes per person | 0.689 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.0828 tonnes per person | 0.8222 tonnes per person | 0.7394 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.0945 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.9197 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.1442 tonnes per person | 0.9056 tonnes per person | 0.7614 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.1474 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.168 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.1646 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.4567 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.1512 tonnes per person | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.2772 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.1654 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.4919 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.7316 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.7271 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.036 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.1002 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.1875 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.411 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.0684 tonnes per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.