Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Uruguay, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 0.5569 kilograms per international-$ in 1908 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 kilograms per international-$, in 1949.
That places Uruguay 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2244 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3054 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2626 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1712 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4532 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2415 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3162 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2672 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5569 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1558 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5341 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1509 kilograms per international-$ | 0.073 kilograms per international-$ | 0.234 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0886 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0706 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1069 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0321 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0961 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1971 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1563 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2361 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2355 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2057 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2732 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2416 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2086 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2807 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1458 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1885 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1035 kilograms per international-$ | 0.155 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ | 0.121 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1668 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0923 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1447 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1101 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1027 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1189 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 141 France 0.1105 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 142 Madagascar 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 143 Myanmar 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 145 Kenya 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 146 Eswatini 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 147 Singapore 0.106 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Uruguay?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Uruguay was 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5569 kilograms per international-$ in 1908.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 kilograms per international-$ in 1949.
- How does Uruguay rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).