Iceland vs Uruguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Iceland
12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
25th
Uruguay rank
26th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Iceland ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 11 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 14.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 18.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 20.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 23.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 32.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 24.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 16.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 13.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 14.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 14.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 14.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 12.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Iceland, at 12.85 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Iceland ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.