Ecuador vs Uruguay: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Ecuador
2.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
121st
Uruguay rank
124th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.35 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ecuador ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.9011 tonnes per person | 0.9005 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.0856 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.5357 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.3657 tonnes per person | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.3793 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.0676 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.2586 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.4297 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.9731 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.5043 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.2278 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.2544 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.3814 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.0716 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
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, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Ecuador, at 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.35 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.19 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Ecuador ranks 121st 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.