Other — Emissions per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Other — Emissions per capita was 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.04 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.04 t CO2eq/cap
in 2019
All-time low
0.01 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Other — Emissions per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.04 t CO2eq/cap for other — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other — emissions per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other — Emissions per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.04 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, 2.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.04 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.019 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Aruba 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Bahrain 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 China 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 China, mainland 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Finland 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Libya 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Norway 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Paraguay 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Russian Federation 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 South Africa 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Suriname 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Brunei 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 29 Russia 0.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 other — emissions per capita in Uruguay?
- Other — emissions per capita in Uruguay was 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other — emissions per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- What is the lowest other — emissions per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for other — emissions per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other — emissions per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Other — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.