Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 25.6%
World rank
96th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2008
All-time low
-0.1%
in 1969
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Uruguay, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1969.
Uruguay ranks 96th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +35.9% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +21.2% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +14.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1889 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1891 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 1893 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -13.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +19.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -47.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -79.1% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | -330.6% |
| 1964 | -0.0% | +105.0% |
| 1965 | -0.1% | +49.7% |
| 1966 | -0.1% | +51.0% |
| 1967 | -0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1968 | -0.1% | +16.4% |
| 1969 | -0.1% | +22.6% |
| 1970 | -0.1% | -10.2% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -7.6% |
| 1973 | -0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | -0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | -0.1% | +11.9% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | -9.2% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -9.3% |
| 1984 | -0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | -0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | -0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | -0.1% | +43.7% |
| 1990 | -0.1% | -41.9% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -23.1% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -22.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -16.7% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -30.6% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -30.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -42.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -48.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | +168.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -52.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | +42.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -63.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | +126.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -370.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +627.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +264.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -53.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +72.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -53.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -65.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +627.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2005 | +370.6% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1963 | -330.6% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | +264.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2000 | -168.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -126.5% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Uruguay
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- 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)
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- 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 emissions from land-use change in Uruguay?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1969.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Uruguay ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.