Share global food emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share global food emissions was 0.1877 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.1877
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
74th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.2071
in 2008
All-time low
0.1655
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Uruguay, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Uruguay stood at 0.1877.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Uruguay peaked at 0.2071 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1655, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1655 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1741 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1833 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1893 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1906 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1877 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1974 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.183 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1856 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1898 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1876 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1928 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1874 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1945 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.193 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1958 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2006 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1998 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2071 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2004 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1923 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1986 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1926 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1927 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1927 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1877 | -2.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1877 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 2.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.1877 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0713, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1846 | 0.1655 | 0.1974 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1959 | 0.1874 | 0.2071 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1928 | 0.1877 | 0.1986 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Uruguay?
- Share global food emissions in Uruguay was 0.1877 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2071 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1655 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for share global food emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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