Australia vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Australia
2,555 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
2,678 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
139th
Uruguay rank
137th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2,678 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,555 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 123 tonnes per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 137th of 204 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 360.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 792.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 432.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 539.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre | 553.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 799.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,385 tonnes per square kilometre | 585.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1,146 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,636 tonnes per square kilometre | 490.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1,597 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,945 tonnes per square kilometre | 347.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2,115 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,339 tonnes per square kilometre | 223.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2,480 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,613 tonnes per square kilometre | 133.25 tonnes per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Australia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2,678 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,555 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Australia and Uruguay?
- 123 tonnes per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 137th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.