Per capita methane emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Per capita methane emissions was 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
5th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2016
All-time low
5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions 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
Uruguay recorded 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Uruguay peaked at 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1930.
That places Uruguay 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 2 Mongolia 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 3 Kuwait 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 4 Qatar 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 6 New Zealand 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 7 Oman 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 8 Gabon 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Uruguay?
- Per capita methane emissions in Uruguay was 7.37 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 methane emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1930.
- How does Uruguay rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.