New Zealand vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
New Zealand
2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
5th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 196 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 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 2.51 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 New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd 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.