Azerbaijan vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Azerbaijan
0.0043 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0024 tonnes per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
121st
Uruguay rank
123rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Azerbaijan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.0043 tonnes per person against 0.0024 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes per person.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.8 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Uruguay ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.4157 tonnes per person | 0.4105 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.7466 tonnes per person | 0.7397 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 0.8222 tonnes per person | 0.8086 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.007 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.9056 tonnes per person | 0.8985 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.61 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 0.4 tonnes per person | 0.3471 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.0884 tonnes per person | 0.2601 tonnes per person | 0.1717 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.1613 tonnes per person | 0.0962 tonnes per person | 0.065 tonnes per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 0.0934 tonnes per person | 0.0413 tonnes per person | 0.0521 tonnes per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 0.0711 tonnes per person | 0.022 tonnes per person | 0.0492 tonnes per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 0.0572 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0556 tonnes per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Azerbaijan or Uruguay?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.0043 tonnes per person against 0.0024 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Azerbaijan and Uruguay?
- 0.0019 tonnes per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Uruguay?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Azerbaijan ranks 121st 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 from coal. 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.