Brazil vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Brazil
2.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
126th
Uruguay rank
124th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 126th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.3142 tonnes per person | 0.2788 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 0.7466 tonnes per person | 0.689 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.0828 tonnes per person | 0.8222 tonnes per person | 0.7394 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.0945 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.9197 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.1442 tonnes per person | 0.9056 tonnes per person | 0.7614 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.1474 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.168 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.1646 tonnes per person | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.4567 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.1512 tonnes per person | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.2772 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1463 tonnes per person | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.1654 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.4919 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.7316 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.7271 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 0.036 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.1002 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.1875 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.411 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 0.0684 tonnes per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.35 tonnes per person against 2.28 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Brazil ranks 126th 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.