Ecuador vs Uruguay: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita

Ecuador
2.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
121st
Uruguay rank
124th

Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • Uruguay
0123185619402024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.35 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ecuador ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1890s 0.0006 tonnes per person 0.9011 tonnes per person 0.9005 tonnes per person Uruguay
1900s 0.0063 tonnes per person 1.64 tonnes per person 1.63 tonnes per person Uruguay
1910s 0.0249 tonnes per person 1.36 tonnes per person 1.34 tonnes per person Uruguay
1920s 0.0856 tonnes per person 0.6213 tonnes per person 0.5357 tonnes per person Uruguay
1930s 0.3657 tonnes per person 0.4284 tonnes per person 0.0627 tonnes per person Uruguay
1940s 0.3793 tonnes per person 0.3117 tonnes per person 0.0676 tonnes per person Ecuador
1950s 0.2586 tonnes per person 1.53 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person Uruguay
1960s 0.4297 tonnes per person 1.78 tonnes per person 1.35 tonnes per person Uruguay
1970s 0.9731 tonnes per person 2.04 tonnes per person 1.07 tonnes per person Uruguay
1980s 1.93 tonnes per person 1.43 tonnes per person 0.5043 tonnes per person Ecuador
1990s 1.8 tonnes per person 1.57 tonnes per person 0.2278 tonnes per person Ecuador
2000s 2.06 tonnes per person 1.81 tonnes per person 0.2544 tonnes per person Ecuador
2010s 2.44 tonnes per person 2.06 tonnes per person 0.3814 tonnes per person Ecuador
2020s 2.28 tonnes per person 2.21 tonnes per person 0.0716 tonnes per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Ecuador or Uruguay?
Ecuador, at 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.35 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Ecuador and Uruguay?
0.19 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
Ecuador ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 124th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.