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