How does Uruguay rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Uruguay ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Uruguay

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Uruguay
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

113th

of 193 countries

All-time high

0.4454 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 0.4454 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Uruguay ranks 113th of 193 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.4454 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.3593 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1962	0.3255 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1963	0.3607 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1964	0.2799 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.4%
1965	0.2907 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1966	0.3012 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1967	0.3377 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1968	0.3345 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1969	0.2616 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1970	0.2419 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1971	0.1816 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
1972	0.2298 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
1973	0.1252 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-45.5%
1974	0.1197 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1975	0.1365 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1976	0.1299 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1977	0.1141 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1978	0.0943 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1979	0.0635 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-32.6%
1980	0.0443 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-30.3%
1981	0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1982	0.0478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
1983	0.0849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+77.7%
1984	0.0882 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1985	0.0894 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1986	0.0711 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1987	0.0561 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
1988	0.0498 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1989	0.0477 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1990	0.0429 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1991	0.0353 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1992	0.0306 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1993	0.0261 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1994	0.0223 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1995	0.0202 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1996	0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1997	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1998	0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1999	0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2000	0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2001	0.0185 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2002	0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+53.4%
2003	0.032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2004	0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2005	0.0222 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
2006	0.0199 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2007	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2008	0.0144 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2009	0.0141 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2010	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2011	0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2012	0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2013	0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2014	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2015	0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2016	0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2017	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2018	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2019	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2020	0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
2021	0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2022	0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2023	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2024	0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 7.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0218 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 32% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP 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
1983	+77.7%	0.0478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0849 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3297 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2616 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4454 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1437 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0635 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2419 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0619 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0402 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0894 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0244 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0429 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0212 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0141 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

110 Mexico 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
111 Pakistan 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
112 Brunei 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
114 Iceland 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
115 Tonga 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
116 Moldova 0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Uruguay?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Uruguay was 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.4454 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Uruguay rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Uruguay ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.