Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uruguay stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uruguay peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 14% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uruguay?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.