Chile vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Chile
7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chile rank
67th
Uruguay rank
66th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Chile, a difference of 260,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 156,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1860s | 168,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1870s | 198,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1880s | 240,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1890s | 316,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 495,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 658,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 669,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 696,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 977,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 751,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 783,767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 669,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2010s | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 678,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2020s | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Chile and Uruguay?
- 260,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Chile ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.