Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions was 0.0066 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0066 kt per person
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
1st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0077 kt per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.0052 kt per person
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) in Uruguay, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Uruguay is 0.0066 kt per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Uruguay peaked at 0.0077 kt per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 kt per person, in 1990.

Uruguay ranks 1st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0064 kt per person —
1962 0.0064 kt per person -0.6%
1963 0.0062 kt per person -3.1%
1964 0.0062 kt per person -0.6%
1965 0.0057 kt per person -8.1%
1966 0.0057 kt per person +0.7%
1967 0.006 kt per person +5.0%
1968 0.0059 kt per person -0.8%
1969 0.0061 kt per person +2.1%
1970 0.0058 kt per person -4.6%
1971 0.0059 kt per person +1.9%
1972 0.0062 kt per person +5.8%
1973 0.0066 kt per person +6.5%
1974 0.0071 kt per person +7.6%
1975 0.0077 kt per person +8.0%
1976 0.0069 kt per person -10.8%
1977 0.0066 kt per person -3.7%
1978 0.0065 kt per person -1.6%
1979 0.0067 kt per person +2.3%
1980 0.0072 kt per person +7.3%
1981 0.0073 kt per person +1.6%
1982 0.0071 kt per person -2.3%
1983 0.0061 kt per person -14.7%
1984 0.0056 kt per person -7.1%
1985 0.0058 kt per person +3.0%
1986 0.0057 kt per person -1.7%
1987 0.0061 kt per person +6.7%
1988 0.0063 kt per person +4.0%
1989 0.0057 kt per person -9.8%
1990 0.0052 kt per person -9.1%
1991 0.0054 kt per person +3.2%
1992 0.0058 kt per person +7.5%
1993 0.006 kt per person +5.0%
1994 0.0062 kt per person +2.5%
1995 0.0061 kt per person -1.5%
1996 0.0062 kt per person +1.2%
1997 0.0061 kt per person -1.8%
1998 0.0058 kt per person -3.9%
1999 0.0059 kt per person +0.7%
2000 0.0059 kt per person +0.7%
2001 0.006 kt per person +2.0%
2002 0.0064 kt per person +6.8%
2003 0.0067 kt per person +4.0%
2004 0.0068 kt per person +2.3%
2005 0.0068 kt per person -0.7%
2006 0.0071 kt per person +3.9%
2007 0.0071 kt per person -0.2%
2008 0.0072 kt per person +2.3%
2009 0.0071 kt per person -1.4%
2010 0.0067 kt per person -6.6%
2011 0.0066 kt per person -0.4%
2012 0.0064 kt per person -3.6%
2013 0.0064 kt per person +0.7%
2014 0.0066 kt per person +2.5%
2015 0.0066 kt per person +0.2%
2016 0.0066 kt per person +0.5%
2017 0.0065 kt per person -2.5%
2018 0.0063 kt per person -2.6%
2019 0.0063 kt per person -0.5%
2020 0.0061 kt per person -2.1%
2021 0.0066 kt per person +7.4%
2022 0.0064 kt per person -2.6%
2023 0.0066 kt per person +2.8%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.0066 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 34.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.0066 kt per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 kt per person, 24.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0061 kt per person 0.0057 kt per person 0.0064 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0066 kt per person 0.0058 kt per person 0.0077 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0063 kt per person 0.0056 kt per person 0.0073 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0059 kt per person 0.0052 kt per person 0.0062 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0067 kt per person 0.0059 kt per person 0.0072 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0065 kt per person 0.0063 kt per person 0.0067 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0064 kt per person 0.0061 kt per person 0.0066 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Paraguay 0.0039 kt per person compare
  2. 3 Australia 0.0025 kt per person compare
  3. 4 Chad 0.0024 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Uruguay?
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Uruguay was 0.0066 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0077 kt per person in 1975.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 kt per person in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.