Bolivia vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Bolivia
2.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
125th
Uruguay rank
124th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Bolivia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.31 tonnes per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1862 it was Uruguay ahead.
Bolivia ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.8902 tonnes per person | 0.8879 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.8222 tonnes per person | 0.8121 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.032 tonnes per person | 0.9216 tonnes per person | 0.8896 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.034 tonnes per person | 0.7631 tonnes per person | 0.7291 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.5929 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.028 tonnes per person | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.4004 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.0742 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.2375 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.2288 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.378 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.7583 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.6839 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.7433 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.2102 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.5915 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.2863 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.2772 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Bolivia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.31 tonnes per person in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Bolivia ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 124th 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.