Palau vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Palau
1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Palau
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau, a difference of 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Palau ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Palau or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Palau and Uruguay?
- 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Palau ranks 8th 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.