Carbon tax trading coverage in Uruguay
Uruguay: Carbon tax trading coverage was 86.52 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
86.52
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 200 countries
All-time high
86.52
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Carbon tax trading coverage in Uruguay, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon tax trading coverage in Uruguay is 86.52, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Uruguay peaked at 86.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 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.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 86.52 | — |
| 2023 | 86.52 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.52 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.52 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 86.52 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 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.68 | 0 | 86.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 5 Germany 87.67 compare
- 6 Finland 87.2 compare
- 7 South Africa 86.58 compare
- 9 New Zealand 86.08 compare
- 10 France 85.37 compare
- 11 South Korea 82.06 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 tax trading coverage in Uruguay?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Uruguay was 86.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Uruguay rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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