Portugal vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Portugal
298.88 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
304.94 tonnes per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
85th
Uruguay rank
84th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 304.94 tonnes per person against 298.88 tonnes per person in Portugal, a difference of 6.06 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Portugal ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 192 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 90.85 tonnes per person 252.91 tonnes per person 162.06 tonnes per person Uruguay
1970s 109.24 tonnes per person 232.94 tonnes per person 123.71 tonnes per person Uruguay
1980s 127.17 tonnes per person 218.32 tonnes per person 91.15 tonnes per person Uruguay
1990s 167.36 tonnes per person 209.59 tonnes per person 42.24 tonnes per person Uruguay
2000s 214.32 tonnes per person 223.02 tonnes per person 8.7 tonnes per person Uruguay
2010s 265.02 tonnes per person 278.67 tonnes per person 13.65 tonnes per person Uruguay
2020s 297.32 tonnes per person 299.42 tonnes per person 2.09 tonnes per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Portugal or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 304.94 tonnes per person against 298.88 tonnes per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Portugal and Uruguay?
6.06 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Portugal ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.