Namibia vs Uruguay: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Namibia
3.26 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uruguay
3.18 tonnes per person
in 2023
Namibia rank
70th
Uruguay rank
71st

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Namibia
  • Uruguay
012345199020062023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.26 tonnes per person against 3.18 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Namibia ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8613 tonnes per person 2.01 tonnes per person 1.15 tonnes per person Uruguay
2000s 1.19 tonnes per person 2.5 tonnes per person 1.32 tonnes per person Uruguay
2010s 4.19 tonnes per person 3.11 tonnes per person 1.08 tonnes per person Namibia
2020s 3.34 tonnes per person 3.05 tonnes per person 0.2872 tonnes per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Namibia or Uruguay?
Namibia, at 3.26 tonnes per person against 3.18 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Namibia and Uruguay?
0.08 tonnes per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Uruguay rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Namibia ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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