Tunisia vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions
Tunisia
43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia rank
100th
Uruguay rank
101st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Tunisia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay, a difference of 484,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Tunisia ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 5.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 16.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 21.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 27.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 35.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 42.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Tunisia or Uruguay?
- Tunisia, at 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Tunisia and Uruguay?
- 484,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tunisia and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Tunisia ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.