Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0672 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 from gas in Uruguay stood at 0.0672 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.6% on the previous year and up 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay peaked at 0.0672 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 tonnes per person, in 1998.
Uruguay ranks 105th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0646 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0355 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0474 tonnes per person | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 0.0672 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay was 0.0672 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 from gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0672 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Uruguay ranks 105th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.