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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 3.38 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 3.24 million (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 476.76 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
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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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.