Spain vs Uruguay: Carbon intensity of energy

Spain

155.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

Uruguay

149 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

Spain rank

179th

Uruguay rank

182nd

Carbon intensity of energy over time

Spain
Uruguay

How they compare

Spain currently reports 155.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 149 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Uruguay, a difference of 6.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 179th and Uruguay ranks 182nd of 204 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Carbon intensity of energy
Unit: grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.