Australia vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement

Australia
0.1023 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.1058 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
84th
Uruguay rank
83rd

Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1058 tonnes per person against 0.1023 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0035 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Uruguay ahead.

Australia ranks 84th and Uruguay ranks 83rd of 209 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1930s 0.0367 tonnes per person 0.0355 tonnes per person 0.0012 tonnes per person Australia
1940s 0.0476 tonnes per person 0.0506 tonnes per person 0.003 tonnes per person Uruguay
1950s 0.1012 tonnes per person 0.0703 tonnes per person 0.0309 tonnes per person Australia
1960s 0.1524 tonnes per person 0.078 tonnes per person 0.0744 tonnes per person Australia
1970s 0.1795 tonnes per person 0.1003 tonnes per person 0.0793 tonnes per person Australia
1980s 0.1819 tonnes per person 0.08 tonnes per person 0.1019 tonnes per person Australia
1990s 0.1823 tonnes per person 0.0936 tonnes per person 0.0887 tonnes per person Australia
2000s 0.1824 tonnes per person 0.1075 tonnes per person 0.0749 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 0.1352 tonnes per person 0.101 tonnes per person 0.0342 tonnes per person Australia
2020s 0.1069 tonnes per person 0.1039 tonnes per person 0.003 tonnes per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Australia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.1058 tonnes per person against 0.1023 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Australia and Uruguay?
0.0035 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
93 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2024.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
Australia ranks 84th and Uruguay ranks 83rd of 209 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
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
209 places, 21,802 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.