Denmark vs Uruguay: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Denmark
45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
98th
Uruguay rank
101st
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Denmark
- Uruguay
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay, a difference of 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1860s | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1870s | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 454,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 16.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 20.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 25.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1920s | 28.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1930s | 31.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 35.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 46.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 67.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 81.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 78.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 70.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 56.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 46.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Denmark or Uruguay?
- Denmark, at 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Denmark and Uruguay?
- 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Denmark ranks 98th 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.