Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 6.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Uruguay, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 6.63 for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Uruguay peaked at 6.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 28th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.36 | 5.9 | 6.54 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.55 | 6.43 | 6.66 | 6 |
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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 life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Uruguay?
- Life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Uruguay was 6.63 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.