Brunei vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Brunei
427.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
476.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
106th
Uruguay rank
105th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Brunei
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 476.76 million tonnes against 427.76 million tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 48.99 million tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
Across all 92 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 628,637 tonnes | 66.42 million tonnes | 65.79 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 15.34 million tonnes | 72.81 million tonnes | 57.47 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 34.36 million tonnes | 93.55 million tonnes | 59.20 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 37.77 million tonnes | 136.49 million tonnes | 98.72 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 84.59 million tonnes | 191.23 million tonnes | 106.63 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 138.35 million tonnes | 242.40 million tonnes | 104.05 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 188.61 million tonnes | 286.29 million tonnes | 97.68 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 248.98 million tonnes | 340.39 million tonnes | 91.42 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 328.78 million tonnes | 409.33 million tonnes | 80.54 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 403.38 million tonnes | 461.24 million tonnes | 57.85 million tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Brunei or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 476.76 million tonnes against 427.76 million tonnes in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Brunei and Uruguay?
- 48.99 million tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Uruguay?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Brunei ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 105th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.