Ecuador vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Ecuador
2.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
87th
Uruguay rank
88th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.18 tonnes per person against 2.18 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 88th of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3041 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.3041 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.244 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.3933 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.8362 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.3684 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.072 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 0.1656 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 0.097 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Ecuador, at 2.18 tonnes per person against 2.18 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Ecuador ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 88th of 213 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 fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.