Co2 intensity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Co2 intensity was 0.1086 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.1086
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
144th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5569
in 1908
All-time low
0.0321
in 1949
Years of data
153
1870–2022
Co2 intensity in Uruguay, 1870–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.1086 for co2 intensity in 2022.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Uruguay peaked at 0.5569 in 1908 and was at its lowest, 0.0321, 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.
Co2 intensity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.2518 | — |
| 1871 | 0.191 | -24.1% |
| 1872 | 0.2145 | +12.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1599 | -25.5% |
| 1874 | 0.3054 | +91.0% |
| 1875 | 0.2349 | -23.1% |
| 1876 | 0.214 | -8.9% |
| 1877 | 0.249 | +16.4% |
| 1878 | 0.2098 | -15.8% |
| 1879 | 0.214 | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 0.2238 | +4.6% |
| 1881 | 0.2856 | +27.6% |
| 1882 | 0.2035 | -28.8% |
| 1883 | 0.2139 | +5.2% |
| 1884 | 0.2609 | +22.0% |
| 1885 | 0.2667 | +2.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1712 | -35.8% |
| 1887 | 0.2905 | +69.6% |
| 1888 | 0.2565 | -11.7% |
| 1889 | 0.4532 | +76.7% |
| 1890 | 0.2833 | -37.5% |
| 1891 | 0.2261 | -20.2% |
| 1892 | 0.186 | -17.7% |
| 1893 | 0.2065 | +11.0% |
| 1894 | 0.2404 | +16.4% |
| 1895 | 0.2346 | -2.4% |
| 1896 | 0.2349 | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1859 | -20.9% |
| 1898 | 0.3162 | +70.1% |
| 1899 | 0.3015 | -4.6% |
| 1900 | 0.3929 | +30.3% |
| 1901 | 0.3768 | -4.1% |
| 1902 | 0.4582 | +21.6% |
| 1903 | 0.3921 | -14.4% |
| 1904 | 0.2672 | -31.9% |
| 1905 | 0.2743 | +2.7% |
| 1906 | 0.4344 | +58.4% |
| 1907 | 0.5244 | +20.7% |
| 1908 | 0.5569 | +6.2% |
| 1909 | 0.5352 | -3.9% |
| 1910 | 0.5341 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.4998 | -6.4% |
| 1912 | 0.3957 | -20.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3729 | -5.8% |
| 1914 | 0.3579 | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 0.2824 | -21.1% |
| 1916 | 0.1891 | -33.0% |
| 1917 | 0.1558 | -17.6% |
| 1918 | 0.1995 | +28.0% |
| 1919 | 0.1719 | -13.8% |
| 1920 | 0.2036 | +18.5% |
| 1921 | 0.1658 | -18.6% |
| 1922 | 0.234 | +41.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1864 | -20.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1967 | +5.5% |
| 1925 | 0.1401 | -28.8% |
| 1926 | 0.1161 | -17.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0923 | -20.5% |
| 1928 | 0.073 | -21.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1011 | +38.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0716 | -29.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1013 | +41.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0922 | -8.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1069 | +15.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0863 | -19.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0934 | +8.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0984 | +5.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0836 | -15.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0706 | -15.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0817 | +15.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0961 | +17.7% |
| 1941 | 0.074 | -23.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0571 | -22.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0843 | +47.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0643 | -23.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0759 | +18.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0416 | -45.2% |
| 1947 | 0.0349 | -16.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0363 | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0321 | -11.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1629 | +407.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1563 | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1904 | +21.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1911 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1949 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2037 | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2046 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2235 | +9.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2076 | -7.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2361 | +13.7% |
| 1960 | 0.223 | -5.5% |
| 1961 | 0.2075 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2057 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.22 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.228 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2732 | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2579 | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.243 | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2389 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2577 | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.253 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2588 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2807 | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2581 | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2446 | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2448 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2325 | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2189 | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2086 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2158 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1885 | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1769 | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.171 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1423 | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.13 | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1226 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1086 | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1129 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1523 | +34.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1528 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1241 | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1372 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1447 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1219 | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1035 | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1189 | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1341 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1302 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1276 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.155 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1246 | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1242 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1227 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.121 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1419 | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1366 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1516 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.129 | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1668 | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1589 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1157 | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1338 | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1447 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1204 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1041 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1045 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0995 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0923 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0981 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0954 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1027 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1189 | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1086 | -8.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1086 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 60% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.1086 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +407.0% | 0.0321 | 0.1629 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2244 | 0.1599 | 0.3054 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2626 | 0.1712 | 0.4532 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2415 | 0.1859 | 0.3162 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4213 | 0.2672 | 0.5569 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3159 | 0.1558 | 0.5341 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1509 | 0.073 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0886 | 0.0706 | 0.1069 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0597 | 0.0321 | 0.0961 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1971 | 0.1563 | 0.2361 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2355 | 0.2057 | 0.2732 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2416 | 0.2086 | 0.2807 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1458 | 0.1086 | 0.1885 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1297 | 0.1035 | 0.155 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1377 | 0.121 | 0.1668 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1109 | 0.0923 | 0.1447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1101 | 0.1027 | 0.1189 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Uruguay?
- Co2 intensity in Uruguay was 0.1086 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5569 in 1908.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 in 1949.
- How does Uruguay rank for co2 intensity?
- Uruguay ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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