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

Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

146th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.5303 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Uruguay is 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 0.5303 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Uruguay ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.5303 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.4301 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1962	0.3919 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1963	0.4373 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1964	0.3419 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1965	0.3584 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1966	0.3749 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1967	0.4242 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1968	0.4243 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1969	0.3358 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1970	0.3142 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1971	0.2387 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.0%
1972	0.3057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+28.1%
1973	0.1686 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-44.9%
1974	0.1632 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1975	0.1884 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1976	0.1816 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1977	0.1616 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1978	0.1352 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1979	0.0924 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-31.7%
1980	0.0652 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-29.4%
1981	0.06 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1982	0.0721 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.2%
1983	0.1294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+79.5%
1984	0.1357 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1985	0.1388 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1986	0.1114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
1987	0.0887 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
1988	0.0796 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1989	0.0773 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1990	0.0702 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1991	0.0584 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1992	0.051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1993	0.044 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1994	0.0379 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1995	0.0345 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1996	0.0327 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1997	0.0282 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1998	0.0268 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1999	0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2000	0.0303 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2001	0.0333 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
2002	0.0515 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+54.5%
2003	0.0585 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2004	0.0519 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2005	0.0413 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2006	0.037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2007	0.0319 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2008	0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2009	0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2010	0.0204 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2011	0.0174 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
2012	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2013	0.0151 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2014	0.0154 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2015	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2016	0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2017	0.015 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2018	0.015 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2019	0.0159 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2020	0.0186 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
2021	0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2022	0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2023	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2024	0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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	+79.5%	0.0721 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1294 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4049 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3358 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5303 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1949 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0924 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3142 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.06 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1388 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0412 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0268 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0702 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0585 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.015 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0204 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.015 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0186 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

143 Marshall Islands 0.0141 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
144 Mauritania 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
145 Denmark 0.0131 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
147 Sweden 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
148 Samoa 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
149 Tonga 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Uruguay?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Uruguay was 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.5303 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Uruguay rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Uruguay ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.