What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Portugal and Uruguay?

0.012 tonnes per person, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Uruguay: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita

Portugal

0.9432 tonnes per person

in 2023

Uruguay

0.9312 tonnes per person

in 2023

Portugal rank

41st

Uruguay rank

43rd

Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Portugal
Uruguay

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.9432 tonnes per person against 0.9312 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.012 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.11 tonnes per person	0.4403 tonnes per person	0.6649 tonnes per person	Portugal
2000s	4.08 tonnes per person	0.693 tonnes per person	3.39 tonnes per person	Portugal
2010s	0.8259 tonnes per person	1.05 tonnes per person	0.2224 tonnes per person	Uruguay
2020s	0.8924 tonnes per person	0.8809 tonnes per person	0.0115 tonnes per person	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Portugal or Uruguay?: Portugal, at 0.9432 tonnes per person against 0.9312 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Portugal and Uruguay?: 0.012 tonnes per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?: Portugal ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.