Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Uruguay
Uruguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
97th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1855
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Uruguay, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Uruguay stood at 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Uruguay peaked at 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1855.
That places Uruguay 97th out of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.4407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1854 | 0.4339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1856 | 0.6004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.7% |
| 1857 | 0.6563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1858 | 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +44.0% |
| 1859 | 0.6871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.3% |
| 1860 | 0.6964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1861 | 0.8161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.2% |
| 1862 | 0.7244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.2% |
| 1863 | 0.8702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.1% |
| 1864 | 0.7732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.1% |
| 1865 | 0.9616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.4% |
| 1866 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +46.3% |
| 1867 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.6% |
| 1869 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.5% |
| 1870 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.2% |
| 1871 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.1% |
| 1872 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.5% |
| 1873 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.4% |
| 1874 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +47.0% |
| 1875 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.5% |
| 1876 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1878 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1879 | 0.9915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1880 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1881 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1882 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.0% |
| 1883 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.6% |
| 1884 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 1885 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1886 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.6% |
| 1887 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.0% |
| 1888 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1889 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +46.1% |
| 1890 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -38.4% |
| 1891 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.2% |
| 1892 | 0.9757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 1893 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1894 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.2% |
| 1895 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1896 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.2% |
| 1898 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.6% |
| 1899 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1900 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.0% |
| 1901 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.9% |
| 1903 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.5% |
| 1904 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.0% |
| 1905 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 1906 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +59.9% |
| 1907 | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.1% |
| 1908 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.1% |
| 1909 | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1910 | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1912 | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1913 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 1914 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.9% |
| 1915 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.2% |
| 1916 | 0.9205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.9% |
| 1917 | 0.8758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1918 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.7% |
| 1919 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1921 | 0.837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.6% |
| 1922 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +37.3% |
| 1923 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1924 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1925 | 0.8345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.7% |
| 1926 | 0.7732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1927 | 0.7141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1928 | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.8% |
| 1929 | 0.7625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.4% |
| 1930 | 0.6685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 1931 | 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1932 | 0.6507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1933 | 0.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1935 | 0.6886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1936 | 0.7135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1937 | 0.6553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1938 | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1939 | 0.6694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1940 | 0.7117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1941 | 0.6241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 1942 | 0.519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.8% |
| 1943 | 0.6409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.5% |
| 1944 | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1945 | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1946 | 0.4983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.6% |
| 1947 | 0.4547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1948 | 0.4662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 0.463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +199.8% |
| 1951 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.4% |
| 1953 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1954 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1958 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1959 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +52.0% |
| 2009 | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 57% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 | +199.8% | 0.463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 94 Indonesia 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 95 Georgia 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 96 Switzerland 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Laos 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Congo 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 100 Liechtenstein 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Uruguay?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Uruguay was 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1855.
- How does Uruguay rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.