Central African Republic vs Uruguay: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Central African Republic
12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
26th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Central African Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 39.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.5751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | -0.2227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 11.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 8.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Central African Republic or Uruguay?
- Central African Republic, at 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Central African Republic and Uruguay?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Uruguay rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Central African Republic ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.