New Zealand vs Uruguay: Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita N2O CO2eq

New Zealand
0.0018 kt per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0016 kt per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
3rd

Emissions from livestock: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita N2O CO2eq over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
0.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0018 kt per person against 0.0016 kt per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0002 kt per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0043 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 0.0023 kt per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0042 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 0.0023 kt per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0041 kt per person 0.0019 kt per person 0.0022 kt per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0032 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0027 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0022 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0019 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita, New Zealand or Uruguay?
New Zealand, at 0.0018 kt per person against 0.0016 kt per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?
0.0002 kt per person, with New Zealand 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 n2o, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.