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
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
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.