Share of global methane emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of global methane emissions was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global methane emissions in Uruguay, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global methane emissions in Uruguay stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Uruguay peaked at 0.4% in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1850.
That places Uruguay 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 60 Mozambique 0.3% compare
- 61 Paraguay 0.3% compare
- 62 Somalia 0.3% compare
- 64 Madagascar 0.3% compare
- 65 Cambodia 0.3% compare
- 66 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
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 methane emissions in Uruguay?
- Share of global methane emissions in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1945.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1850.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.