Panama vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Panama
2.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Panama rank
91st
Uruguay rank
88th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.18 tonnes per person against 2.09 tonnes per person in Panama, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 91st and Uruguay ranks 88th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8597 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.505 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.2526 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 2.18 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 0.2621 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.0687 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 0.2522 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 0.2487 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 0.3964 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, Panama or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.18 tonnes per person against 2.09 tonnes per person in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Panama ranks 91st 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.