Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay
Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 2.35 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.35 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
124th
of 213 countries
All-time high
2.58 tonnes per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.1809 tonnes per person
in 1856
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay, 1856–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay is 2.35 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay peaked at 2.58 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1809 tonnes per person, in 1856.
That places Uruguay 124th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.1809 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 0.2445 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1858 | 0.5412 tonnes per person | +121.4% |
| 1859 | 0.2903 tonnes per person | -46.4% |
| 1860 | 0.3061 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1861 | 0.4319 tonnes per person | +41.1% |
| 1862 | 0.3455 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1863 | 0.4962 tonnes per person | +43.6% |
| 1864 | 0.4041 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1865 | 0.5975 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 1866 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +75.3% |
| 1867 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +40.1% |
| 1869 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1870 | 0.9275 tonnes per person | -29.1% |
| 1871 | 0.7009 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 1872 | 0.9167 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 1873 | 0.7003 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1874 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +69.7% |
| 1875 | 0.7563 tonnes per person | -36.4% |
| 1876 | 0.7502 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.8495 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1878 | 0.7658 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1879 | 0.6662 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1880 | 0.7582 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1881 | 0.874 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1882 | 0.6832 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1883 | 0.8412 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1884 | 1 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1885 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1886 | 0.7633 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 1887 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +38.5% |
| 1888 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1889 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +58.4% |
| 1890 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -44.6% |
| 1891 | 0.824 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1892 | 0.6768 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1893 | 0.7905 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1894 | 0.9891 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1895 | 0.942 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1896 | 0.9542 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.7284 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1898 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +47.3% |
| 1899 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1901 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1903 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1904 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 1905 | 0.9153 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1906 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +78.5% |
| 1907 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 1908 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1909 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1910 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1912 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1913 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1914 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1915 | 1 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1916 | 0.6506 tonnes per person | -35.3% |
| 1917 | 0.6079 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1918 | 0.7739 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1919 | 0.7785 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 0.7178 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1921 | 0.5764 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1922 | 0.8905 tonnes per person | +54.5% |
| 1923 | 0.7536 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1924 | 0.8233 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1925 | 0.5804 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 1926 | 0.5206 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1927 | 0.4629 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1928 | 0.3732 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1929 | 0.5141 tonnes per person | +37.7% |
| 1930 | 0.4213 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1931 | 0.484 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1932 | 0.406 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1933 | 0.436 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1934 | 0.4027 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1935 | 0.446 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1936 | 0.4712 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1937 | 0.4135 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1938 | 0.3742 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1939 | 0.4293 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1940 | 0.472 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1941 | 0.3809 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1942 | 0.2719 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1943 | 0.3896 tonnes per person | +43.3% |
| 1944 | 0.3369 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1945 | 0.4054 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1946 | 0.2423 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1987 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2106 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1949 | 0.2081 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +439.3% |
| 1951 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1953 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1954 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1958 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1959 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 1.61 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1966 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 1.79 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.07 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.15 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.96 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.13 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1989 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 1.71 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.49 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 2.58 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 2 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 2.21 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.35 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.14 tonnes per person, 38% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.35 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.93 tonnes per person, 80% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +439.3% | 0.2081 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person |
| 1858 | +121.4% | 0.2445 tonnes per person | 0.5412 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3142 tonnes per person | 0.1809 tonnes per person | 0.5412 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.7466 tonnes per person | 0.3061 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8222 tonnes per person | 0.6662 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.6832 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9056 tonnes per person | 0.6768 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.9153 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.6079 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6213 tonnes per person | 0.3732 tonnes per person | 0.8905 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4284 tonnes per person | 0.3742 tonnes per person | 0.484 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.1987 tonnes per person | 0.472 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.04 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 2.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 2.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Uruguay was 2.35 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 relative to the global average recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1809 tonnes per person in 1856.
- How does Uruguay rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Uruguay ranks 124th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.