Qatar vs Uruguay: Per capita methane emissions
Qatar
7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar rank
4th
Uruguay rank
5th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Qatar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.7351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.5834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.5448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 60.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 54.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 34.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 55.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 49.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 22.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 25.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 26.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 10.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Qatar or Uruguay?
- Qatar, at 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Qatar and Uruguay?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.