Albania vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Albania
70.20 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
77.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Albania rank
85th
Uruguay rank
84th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Albania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 77.86 million tonnes against 70.20 million tonnes in Albania, a difference of 7.67 million tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
Across all 92 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 179 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 66.10 million tonnes | 66.10 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 10,259 tonnes | 71.75 million tonnes | 71.74 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 757,314 tonnes | 75.08 million tonnes | 74.32 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 3.90 million tonnes | 76.62 million tonnes | 72.72 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 12.70 million tonnes | 77.45 million tonnes | 64.76 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 37.44 million tonnes | 77.71 million tonnes | 40.27 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 59.29 million tonnes | 77.74 million tonnes | 18.45 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 60.64 million tonnes | 77.78 million tonnes | 17.14 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 64.66 million tonnes | 77.83 million tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 69.10 million tonnes | 77.85 million tonnes | 8.74 million tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Albania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 77.86 million tonnes against 70.20 million tonnes in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Albania and Uruguay?
- 7.67 million tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Uruguay?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Albania ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.