Australia vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Australia
2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Uruguay rank
5th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Australia or Uruguay?
- Australia, at 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Australia and Uruguay?
- 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.