emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0801 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uruguay, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0801 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0819 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0331 tonnes per person, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0555 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0524 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0551 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0481 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0465 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0493 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.049 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.047 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.044 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0428 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0437 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0495 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0431 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0463 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0476 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.048 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.047 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.047 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0452 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0531 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0676 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0798 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0813 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0819 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0804 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0795 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0776 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0794 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0801 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0801 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0801 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0396 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +38.7% | 0.0356 tonnes per person | 0.0494 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0523 tonnes per person | 0.0465 tonnes per person | 0.0595 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0458 tonnes per person | 0.0428 tonnes per person | 0.0492 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0451 tonnes per person | 0.0426 tonnes per person | 0.0495 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0468 tonnes per person | 0.0442 tonnes per person | 0.0484 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0385 tonnes per person | 0.0331 tonnes per person | 0.0531 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0732 tonnes per person | 0.0615 tonnes per person | 0.0819 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0791 tonnes per person | 0.0776 tonnes per person | 0.0801 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 30 North Korea 0.0861 tonnes per person compare
- 31 Mongolia 0.0835 tonnes per person compare
- 32 Aruba 0.0806 tonnes per person compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.0798 tonnes per person compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 0.0795 tonnes per person compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 0.0787 tonnes per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uruguay?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0801 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0819 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0331 tonnes per person in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.