Taiwan vs Uruguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Taiwan
12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan rank
27th
Uruguay rank
26th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Taiwan ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.5859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.6078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.6282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Taiwan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Uruguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Taiwan ranks 27th 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.