Qatar vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Qatar
0.0014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0024 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar rank
125th
Uruguay rank
123rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Qatar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0024 tonnes per person against 0.0014 tonnes per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.001 tonnes per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.7 times Qatar's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 179 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1422 tonnes per person | 0.1422 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Qatar or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0024 tonnes per person against 0.0014 tonnes per person in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Qatar and Uruguay?
- 0.001 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Qatar ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.