Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay peaked at 0.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Uruguay 110th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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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 global co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Uruguay ranks 110th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.