Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 3.18 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Uruguay stood at 3.18 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Uruguay peaked at 3.88 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.55 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 3.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Uruguay?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Uruguay was 3.18 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.