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.
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 |
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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 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.