Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Uruguay

Uruguay: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.803 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.803 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
132nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.94 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1982
All-time low
0.7525 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Uruguay, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.803 kg CO2eq/kg for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in 2023.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Uruguay peaked at 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.7525 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.

Uruguay ranks 132nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 1.8 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
1963 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1964 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg -2.6%
1965 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg +9.5%
1966 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg -16.2%
1967 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1968 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1969 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
1970 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1971 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
1972 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg +1.5%
1973 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1974 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1975 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg -11.1%
1976 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
1977 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg +14.2%
1978 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1979 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg +2.5%
1980 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg +18.3%
1981 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg +5.1%
1982 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1983 1.84 kg CO2eq/kg -5.3%
1984 1.73 kg CO2eq/kg -5.9%
1985 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg -4.8%
1986 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg +5.1%
1987 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1988 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1989 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1990 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg +1.9%
1991 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg -2.2%
1992 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg -8.3%
1993 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg +3.5%
1994 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg -5.2%
1995 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
1996 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg +0.6%
1997 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1998 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
1999 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
2000 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg -13.3%
2001 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2002 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2003 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg -0.6%
2004 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg -2.9%
2005 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
2006 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg +3.3%
2007 1.04 kg CO2eq/kg -14.4%
2008 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg +5.7%
2009 0.9571 kg CO2eq/kg -13.3%
2010 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg +10.6%
2011 0.9434 kg CO2eq/kg -10.9%
2012 0.8507 kg CO2eq/kg -9.8%
2013 0.8815 kg CO2eq/kg +3.6%
2014 0.8476 kg CO2eq/kg -3.8%
2015 0.879 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
2016 0.9273 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
2017 0.9169 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
2018 0.8635 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
2019 0.8575 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2020 0.832 kg CO2eq/kg -3.0%
2021 0.7669 kg CO2eq/kg -7.8%
2022 0.7525 kg CO2eq/kg -1.9%
2023 0.803 kg CO2eq/kg +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg 1.91 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.15 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9571 kg CO2eq/kg 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.9026 kg CO2eq/kg 0.8476 kg CO2eq/kg 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.7886 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7525 kg CO2eq/kg 0.832 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 129 Malta 0.8492 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 130 New Zealand 0.8412 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 131 Ireland 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 133 Armenia 0.7952 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 134 Australia and New Zealand 0.7873 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 135 Algeria 0.7546 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Uruguay?
Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Uruguay was 0.803 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg in 1982.
What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7525 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
Uruguay ranks 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
231 places, 13,132 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.