Uruguay vs Zambia: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Uruguay

10.78 million tonnes

in 2023

Zambia

12.71 million tonnes

in 2023

Uruguay rank

101st

Zambia rank

98th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Zambia currently reports 12.71 million tonnes against 10.78 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 1.92 million tonnes.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 101st and Zambia ranks 98th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
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: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.