Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 41.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Uruguay stood at 41.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Uruguay peaked at 60.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1992.
That places Uruguay 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.9% | — |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +42.5% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +51.5% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +74.8% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +99.0% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +35.6% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -2.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 41.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 41.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +99.0% | 30.6% | 60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 18.1% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 28.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 35.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 34.7% | 44.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Uruguay?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Uruguay was 41.4% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1992.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Uruguay ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.