Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 1.68 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Uruguay stood at 1.68 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Uruguay peaked at 3.42 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.68 kt, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.15 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.23 kt | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.29 kt | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.17 kt | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.36 kt | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 2.45 kt | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.8 kt | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 3.03 kt | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 3.01 kt | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.95 kt | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.46 kt | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 2.68 kt | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 2.66 kt | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.97 kt | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 3.31 kt | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 3.42 kt | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.13 kt | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.25 kt | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.08 kt | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.31 kt | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 3.16 kt | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2 kt | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.02 kt | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.17 kt | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 2.01 kt | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.05 kt | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1 kt | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1 kt | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.68 kt | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 1.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.68 kt | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.68 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.91 kt, 88% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.68 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 kt, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 kt | 2.15 kt | 3.03 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 kt | 2.46 kt | 3.42 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 kt | 2.01 kt | 3.31 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 kt | 1.68 kt | 2.1 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Uruguay?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Uruguay was 1.68 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 kt in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.