Guatemala vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Guatemala
515.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
476.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Guatemala rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
105th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 515.77 million tonnes against 476.76 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 39.01 million tonnes.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Uruguay ahead.

Guatemala ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 105th of 215 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Uruguay Difference Ahead
1870s 11.7 tonnes 4.18 million tonnes 4.18 million tonnes Uruguay
1880s 303.2 tonnes 8.31 million tonnes 8.31 million tonnes Uruguay
1890s 18,975 tonnes 15.20 million tonnes 15.18 million tonnes Uruguay
1900s 147,984 tonnes 26.68 million tonnes 26.54 million tonnes Uruguay
1910s 481,650 tonnes 45.98 million tonnes 45.50 million tonnes Uruguay
1920s 592,389 tonnes 56.98 million tonnes 56.38 million tonnes Uruguay
1930s 604,756 tonnes 65.23 million tonnes 64.63 million tonnes Uruguay
1940s 670,088 tonnes 72.81 million tonnes 72.14 million tonnes Uruguay
1950s 4.87 million tonnes 93.55 million tonnes 88.69 million tonnes Uruguay
1960s 18.09 million tonnes 136.49 million tonnes 118.41 million tonnes Uruguay
1970s 42.91 million tonnes 191.23 million tonnes 148.32 million tonnes Uruguay
1980s 80.51 million tonnes 242.40 million tonnes 161.89 million tonnes Uruguay
1990s 130.10 million tonnes 286.29 million tonnes 156.19 million tonnes Uruguay
2000s 222.82 million tonnes 340.39 million tonnes 117.57 million tonnes Uruguay
2010s 346.07 million tonnes 409.33 million tonnes 63.26 million tonnes Uruguay
2020s 476.46 million tonnes 461.24 million tonnes 15.22 million tonnes Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Guatemala or Uruguay?
Guatemala, at 515.77 million tonnes against 476.76 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Guatemala and Uruguay?
39.01 million tonnes, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uruguay?
155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Guatemala ranks 103rd 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.