Bolivia vs Uruguay: Methane emissions
Bolivia
27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bolivia rank
59th
Uruguay rank
62nd
Methane emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay, a difference of 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 674,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 22.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 22.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 23.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 501,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 26.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bolivia or Uruguay?
- Bolivia, at 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Uruguay rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.