Food Transport — Emissions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.0892 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0892 kt
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
94th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.09 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.028 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Uruguay, 1990–2023

0.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.028 kt1991: 0.029 kt1992: 0.032 kt1993: 0.035 kt1994: 0.039 kt1995: 0.042 kt1996: 0.044 kt1997: 0.046 kt1998: 0.049 kt1999: 0.049 kt2000: 0.045 kt2001: 0.04 kt2002: 0.034 kt2003: 0.032 kt2004: 0.034 kt2005: 0.034 kt2006: 0.036 kt2007: 0.04 kt2008: 0.044 kt2009: 0.051 kt2010: 0.057 kt2011: 0.063 kt2012: 0.068 kt2013: 0.073 kt2014: 0.077 kt2015: 0.081 kt2016: 0.085 kt2017: 0.089 kt2018: 0.082 kt2019: 0.088 kt2020: 0.082 kt2021: 0.088 kt2022: 0.09 kt2023: 0.089 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.0892 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Uruguay peaked at 0.09 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.028 kt, in 1990.

That places Uruguay 94th out of 213 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.

Food Transport — Emissions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Uruguay, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.028 kt —
1991 0.0295 kt +5.4%
1992 0.0319 kt +8.1%
1993 0.0354 kt +10.9%
1994 0.0392 kt +11.0%
1995 0.0423 kt +7.8%
1996 0.0442 kt +4.4%
1997 0.0461 kt +4.3%
1998 0.0486 kt +5.4%
1999 0.049 kt +0.9%
2000 0.0448 kt -8.6%
2001 0.0401 kt -10.4%
2002 0.0344 kt -14.2%
2003 0.0321 kt -6.8%
2004 0.0339 kt +5.5%
2005 0.0344 kt +1.7%
2006 0.0365 kt +6.0%
2007 0.0402 kt +10.2%
2008 0.0444 kt +10.5%
2009 0.051 kt +14.7%
2010 0.057 kt +12.0%
2011 0.0634 kt +11.1%
2012 0.0684 kt +7.9%
2013 0.073 kt +6.8%
2014 0.0766 kt +4.9%
2015 0.0812 kt +6.0%
2016 0.085 kt +4.7%
2017 0.0889 kt +4.7%
2018 0.0817 kt -8.1%
2019 0.0878 kt +7.5%
2020 0.0817 kt -6.9%
2021 0.0879 kt +7.6%
2022 0.09 kt +2.3%
2023 0.0892 kt -0.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.0892 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0922 kt, 97% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.0892 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0378 kt, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0394 kt 0.028 kt 0.049 kt 10
2000s 0.0392 kt 0.0321 kt 0.051 kt 10
2010s 0.0763 kt 0.057 kt 0.0889 kt 10
2020s 0.0872 kt 0.0817 kt 0.09 kt 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 91 Serbia and Montenegro 0.1011 kt compare
  2. 92 Ireland 0.0952 kt compare
  3. 93 Yemen 0.0915 kt compare
  4. 95 Uganda 0.0888 kt compare
  5. 96 Nepal 0.0836 kt compare
  6. 97 Mongolia 0.0829 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Uruguay?
Food transport — emissions in Uruguay was 0.0892 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.09 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.028 kt in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for food transport — emissions?
Uruguay ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.