Grenada vs Uruguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Grenada
3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Grenada rank
98th
Uruguay rank
95th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Grenada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Grenada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Grenada ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.3658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.2236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.1787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.7376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.9948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Grenada |
| 2010s | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
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, Grenada or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Grenada and Uruguay?
- 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Grenada and Uruguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Grenada ranks 98th 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.