Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 86.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Uruguay, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Uruguay is 86.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Uruguay peaked at 86.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 86.5% | — |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 86.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 0.0% | 86.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 5 Germany 87.7% compare
- 6 Finland 87.2% compare
- 7 South Africa 86.6% compare
- 9 New Zealand 86.1% compare
- 10 France 85.4% compare
- 11 South Korea 82.1% 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 share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Uruguay?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Uruguay was 86.5% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.