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

Uruguay: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square was 0.1278 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1278 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
2nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.1361 kt per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0867 kt per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.050.10.15196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.1278 kt per square kilometre for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) in Uruguay peaked at 0.1361 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0867 kt per square kilometre, in 1965.

Uruguay ranks 2nd 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) (AR5) … CO2eq AR5 square in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0942 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0947 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1963 0.0929 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1964 0.0934 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1965 0.0867 kt per square kilometre -7.2%
1966 0.0882 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1967 0.0935 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1968 0.0935 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1969 0.0961 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1970 0.0923 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
1971 0.0946 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1972 0.1006 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
1973 0.1077 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
1974 0.1166 kt per square kilometre +8.2%
1975 0.1267 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
1976 0.1138 kt per square kilometre -10.2%
1977 0.1103 kt per square kilometre -3.1%
1978 0.1091 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1979 0.1122 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1980 0.1209 kt per square kilometre +7.7%
1981 0.1233 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1982 0.121 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1983 0.1037 kt per square kilometre -14.3%
1984 0.0968 kt per square kilometre -6.6%
1985 0.1002 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1986 0.099 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1987 0.1062 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
1988 0.1111 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1989 0.1008 kt per square kilometre -9.2%
1990 0.0922 kt per square kilometre -8.6%
1991 0.0957 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1992 0.1034 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
1993 0.1091 kt per square kilometre +5.5%
1994 0.1123 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1995 0.1112 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1996 0.1131 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1997 0.1116 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
1998 0.1078 kt per square kilometre -3.4%
1999 0.1091 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2000 0.1103 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2001 0.1128 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2002 0.1206 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
2003 0.1255 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2004 0.1285 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2005 0.1277 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2006 0.1329 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2007 0.1328 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2008 0.1361 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 0.1346 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2010 0.1261 kt per square kilometre -6.3%
2011 0.1259 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2012 0.1217 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
2013 0.1229 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2014 0.1264 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2015 0.1272 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2016 0.1283 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2017 0.1254 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2018 0.1223 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2019 0.1217 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2020 0.1192 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
2021 0.128 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
2022 0.1244 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2023 0.1278 kt per square kilometre +2.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.1278 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 kt per square kilometre, 11.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.1278 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0356 kt per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0926 kt per square kilometre 0.0867 kt per square kilometre 0.0961 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1084 kt per square kilometre 0.0923 kt per square kilometre 0.1267 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1083 kt per square kilometre 0.0968 kt per square kilometre 0.1233 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1065 kt per square kilometre 0.0922 kt per square kilometre 0.1131 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1262 kt per square kilometre 0.1103 kt per square kilometre 0.1361 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1248 kt per square kilometre 0.1217 kt per square kilometre 0.1283 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1248 kt per square kilometre 0.1192 kt per square kilometre 0.128 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Ireland 0.1594 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Belgium 0.1228 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 0.1124 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Luxembourg 0.1091 kt per square kilometre compare

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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 0.1278 kt per square kilometre 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 0.1361 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0867 kt per square kilometre in 1965.
How does Uruguay rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?
Uruguay ranks 2nd 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 4.0%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.