What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?

1,437 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region

Papua New Guinea

26,406 tonnes

in 2022

Uruguay

27,843 tonnes

in 2022

Papua New Guinea rank

110th

Uruguay rank

108th

Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time

Papua New Guinea
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 27,843 tonnes against 26,406 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,437 tonnes.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 17 and Uruguay in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1750s	42.69 tonnes	8.53 tonnes	34.16 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1760s	43.48 tonnes	8.88 tonnes	34.6 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1770s	44.28 tonnes	9.24 tonnes	35.04 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1780s	45.1 tonnes	9.59 tonnes	35.5 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1790s	45.93 tonnes	9.95 tonnes	35.98 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1800s	46.77 tonnes	10.3 tonnes	36.48 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1810s	49.09 tonnes	10.64 tonnes	38.45 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1820s	53.35 tonnes	12.4 tonnes	40.95 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1830s	57.98 tonnes	16.24 tonnes	41.73 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1840s	63.01 tonnes	21.1 tonnes	41.91 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1850s	78.82 tonnes	30.83 tonnes	47.99 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1860s	110.39 tonnes	51.08 tonnes	59.31 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1870s	147.04 tonnes	74.97 tonnes	72.06 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1880s	196.76 tonnes	110.95 tonnes	85.81 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1890s	246.54 tonnes	156.8 tonnes	89.74 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1900s	271.24 tonnes	201.13 tonnes	70.11 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1910s	293.48 tonnes	252.15 tonnes	41.33 tonnes	Papua New Guinea
1920s	274.76 tonnes	327.37 tonnes	52.61 tonnes	Uruguay
1930s	240.93 tonnes	409.44 tonnes	168.51 tonnes	Uruguay
1940s	196.2 tonnes	434.42 tonnes	238.22 tonnes	Uruguay
1950s	873.9 tonnes	27,377 tonnes	26,503 tonnes	Uruguay
1960s	2,268 tonnes	35,636 tonnes	33,368 tonnes	Uruguay
1970s	10,342 tonnes	48,408 tonnes	38,066 tonnes	Uruguay
1980s	12,924 tonnes	34,960 tonnes	22,036 tonnes	Uruguay
1990s	13,558 tonnes	38,843 tonnes	25,285 tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	25,667 tonnes	48,297 tonnes	22,631 tonnes	Uruguay
2010s	26,437 tonnes	41,351 tonnes	14,914 tonnes	Uruguay
2020s	25,814 tonnes	28,119 tonnes	2,306 tonnes	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 27,843 tonnes against 26,406 tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?: 1,437 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?: Papua New Guinea ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.