Mozambique vs Uruguay: Methane emissions

Mozambique
27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mozambique rank
60th
Uruguay rank
62nd

Methane emissions over time

  • Mozambique
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay, a difference of 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Uruguay Difference Ahead
1850s 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mozambique
1860s 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 572,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1870s 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1880s 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1890s 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1900s 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1910s 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1920s 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1930s 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1940s 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1950s 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1960s 9.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1970s 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1980s 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
1990s 11.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
2000s 13.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
2010s 20.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay
2020s 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 347,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Mozambique or Uruguay?
Mozambique, at 27.08 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 Mozambique and Uruguay?
2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uruguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Uruguay rank globally for methane emissions?
Mozambique ranks 60th 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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Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.