New Zealand vs Uruguay: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square
New Zealand
0.1094 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.1165 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
13th
Uruguay rank
12th
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4, per square over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.1165 kt per square kilometre against 0.1094 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0071 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
New Zealand ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1071 kt per square kilometre | 0.0994 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1204 kt per square kilometre | 0.1069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1251 kt per square kilometre | 0.1134 kt per square kilometre | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1176 kt per square kilometre | 0.1124 kt per square kilometre | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1187 kt per square kilometre | 0.1196 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.1196 kt per square kilometre | 0.1159 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.113 kt per square kilometre | 0.1145 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.1165 kt per square kilometre against 0.1094 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.0071 kt per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, per square?
- New Zealand ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.