Congo vs Uruguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Congo
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
97th
Uruguay rank
95th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Congo
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Congo ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.1888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Congo or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Congo and Uruguay?
- 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Uruguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Congo ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 95th of 194 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.