Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was -2,244 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Uruguay stood at -2,244 kt.
The figure is up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Uruguay peaked at 638 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -10,289 kt, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 203rd of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -6,901 kt | — |
| 1991 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -6,901 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -8,386 kt | +21.5% |
| 2002 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -8,386 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -10,289 kt | +22.7% |
| 2012 | -10,289 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -10,289 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -10,289 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -10,289 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 638 kt | -106.2% |
| 2017 | 638 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 638 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 638 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 638 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -2,244 kt | -451.7% |
| 2022 | -2,244 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2,244 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2,244 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2,244 kt | -0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's -2,244 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.25 kt. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6,901 kt | -6,901 kt | -6,901 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -8,237 kt | -8,386 kt | -6,901 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,728 kt | -10,289 kt | 638 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,764 kt | -2,244 kt | 638 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 200 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 201 Fiji -2,002 kt compare
- 202 Uzbekistan -2,119 kt compare
- 204 Denmark -2,435 kt compare
- 205 Czechia -2,501 kt compare
- 206 Azerbaijan -2,934 kt compare
More climate change data for Uruguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 282.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Uruguay?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Uruguay was -2,244 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 638 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,289 kt in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Uruguay ranks 203rd out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).