Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Uruguay
Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 2.18 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Uruguay, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Uruguay stood at 2.18 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Uruguay peaked at 2.44 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1946.
Uruguay ranks 88th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.9068 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.9907 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Uruguay?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Uruguay was 2.18 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1946.
- How does Uruguay rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.