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
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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
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.