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
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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

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,904 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.