What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Uruguay?

0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP

Iceland

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Uruguay

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Iceland rank

84th

Uruguay rank

87th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP over time

Iceland
Uruguay

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Uruguay, a difference of 0 kt per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Iceland ranks 84th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 136 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	—
1970s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Iceland
1980s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Iceland
1990s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2000s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2010s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2020s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp, Iceland or Uruguay?: Iceland, at 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Uruguay?: 0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp?: Iceland ranks 84th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/waste-emissions-co2-per-unit-of-gdp/iceland/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/waste-emissions-co2-per-unit-of-gdp/iceland/uruguay/">Iceland vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP
Unit: kt per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 137 places, 7,240 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.