Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uruguay, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uruguay stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uruguay peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
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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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uruguay?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.