Congo vs Uruguay: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Congo
41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Congo rank
104th
Uruguay rank
101st
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Congo
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Congo, a difference of 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Congo ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 15.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
| 1880s | 16.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | -3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 15.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 24.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 40.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
| 1950s | 63.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
| 1960s | 23.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 14.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 16.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 30.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 37.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 43.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 42.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Congo or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Congo and Uruguay?
- 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Uruguay rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Congo ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.