Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 3.41 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 3.41 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay peaked at 3.41 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,328 tonnes, in 1946.
That places Uruguay 111th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15,550 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 21,895 tonnes | 4 |
| 1990s | 45,702 tonnes | 25,561 tonnes | 65,843 tonnes | 2 |
| 2000s | 688,050 tonnes | 128,131 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay was 3.41 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,328 tonnes in 1946.
- How does Uruguay rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Uruguay ranks 111th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.