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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2577 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2577
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.456
in 1960
All-time low
0.072
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2577 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay peaked at 0.456 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.072, in 1870.

That places Uruguay 66th 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.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0722 —
1851 0.0722 +0.0%
1852 0.0722 +0.0%
1853 0.0722 +0.0%
1854 0.0722 +0.0%
1855 0.0723 +0.0%
1856 0.0723 +0.0%
1857 0.0723 +0.0%
1858 0.0723 -0.0%
1859 0.0723 -0.0%
1860 0.0722 -0.0%
1861 0.0722 -0.0%
1862 0.0722 -0.0%
1863 0.0722 -0.0%
1864 0.0721 -0.0%
1865 0.0721 -0.0%
1866 0.0721 -0.0%
1867 0.0721 -0.0%
1868 0.072 -0.0%
1869 0.072 -0.0%
1870 0.072 -0.0%
1871 0.072 +0.0%
1872 0.0721 +0.1%
1873 0.0722 +0.2%
1874 0.0724 +0.2%
1875 0.0726 +0.2%
1876 0.0727 +0.2%
1877 0.0729 +0.2%
1878 0.073 +0.1%
1879 0.073 +0.1%
1880 0.0731 +0.0%
1881 0.0731 +0.0%
1882 0.0731 +0.0%
1883 0.0731 +0.0%
1884 0.0731 -0.0%
1885 0.0731 -0.0%
1886 0.0731 -0.0%
1887 0.0731 -0.0%
1888 0.0731 -0.0%
1889 0.0731 -0.0%
1890 0.0984 +34.7%
1891 0.0985 +0.1%
1892 0.0999 +1.4%
1893 0.1024 +2.5%
1894 0.1058 +3.3%
1895 0.1099 +4.0%
1896 0.1148 +4.4%
1897 0.1201 +4.7%
1898 0.1259 +4.8%
1899 0.132 +4.8%
1900 0.1383 +4.8%
1901 0.1474 +6.5%
1902 0.1607 +9.1%
1903 0.177 +10.1%
1904 0.195 +10.1%
1905 0.2132 +9.4%
1906 0.2307 +8.2%
1907 0.2463 +6.8%
1908 0.259 +5.1%
1909 0.2678 +3.4%
1910 0.2718 +1.5%
1911 0.2724 +0.2%
1912 0.2718 -0.2%
1913 0.2702 -0.6%
1914 0.2679 -0.8%
1915 0.2652 -1.0%
1916 0.2621 -1.2%
1917 0.2589 -1.2%
1918 0.2557 -1.2%
1919 0.2527 -1.2%
1920 0.2499 -1.1%
1921 0.2466 -1.3%
1922 0.2419 -1.9%
1923 0.2364 -2.3%
1924 0.2305 -2.5%
1925 0.2245 -2.6%
1926 0.2187 -2.6%
1927 0.2135 -2.4%
1928 0.2092 -2.0%
1929 0.2061 -1.5%
1930 0.2045 -0.8%
1931 0.2048 +0.1%
1932 0.207 +1.1%
1933 0.2109 +1.9%
1934 0.216 +2.4%
1935 0.222 +2.8%
1936 0.2284 +2.9%
1937 0.2349 +2.9%
1938 0.2411 +2.7%
1939 0.2467 +2.3%
1940 0.2514 +1.9%
1941 0.2577 +2.5%
1942 0.2671 +3.7%
1943 0.2775 +3.9%
1944 0.2876 +3.6%
1945 0.2966 +3.1%
1946 0.3045 +2.6%
1947 0.3112 +2.2%
1948 0.3171 +1.9%
1949 0.3222 +1.6%
1950 0.3269 +1.4%
1951 0.3344 +2.3%
1952 0.3471 +3.8%
1953 0.3631 +4.6%
1954 0.3812 +5.0%
1955 0.3997 +4.9%
1956 0.4173 +4.4%
1957 0.4328 +3.7%
1958 0.4451 +2.8%
1959 0.4532 +1.8%
1960 0.456 +0.6%
1961 0.443 -2.9%
1962 0.4304 -2.8%
1963 0.4122 -4.2%
1964 0.402 -2.5%
1965 0.3695 -8.1%
1966 0.3599 -2.6%
1967 0.348 -3.3%
1968 0.3431 -1.4%
1969 0.3469 +1.1%
1970 0.3231 -6.8%
1971 0.3202 -0.9%
1972 0.3111 -2.9%
1973 0.3177 +2.1%
1974 0.329 +3.5%
1975 0.3397 +3.3%
1976 0.312 -8.2%
1977 0.2989 -4.2%
1978 0.2912 -2.6%
1979 0.2953 +1.4%
1980 0.3198 +8.3%
1981 0.3348 +4.7%
1982 0.3208 -4.2%
1983 0.2843 -11.4%
1984 0.271 -4.7%
1985 0.2779 +2.6%
1986 0.2815 +1.3%
1987 0.2911 +3.4%
1988 0.306 +5.1%
1989 0.2865 -6.4%
1990 0.2714 -5.3%
1991 0.2822 +4.0%
1992 0.2918 +3.4%
1993 0.299 +2.5%
1994 0.2918 -2.4%
1995 0.2804 -3.9%
1996 0.2847 +1.5%
1997 0.2838 -0.3%
1998 0.2731 -3.8%
1999 0.2654 -2.8%
2000 0.2565 -3.4%
2001 0.2618 +2.1%
2002 0.259 -1.1%
2003 0.2724 +5.2%
2004 0.2754 +1.1%
2005 0.2745 -0.3%
2006 0.2858 +4.1%
2007 0.2741 -4.1%
2008 0.2837 +3.5%
2009 0.2872 +1.2%
2010 0.2791 -2.8%
2011 0.2676 -4.1%
2012 0.2809 +5.0%
2013 0.2812 +0.1%
2014 0.2762 -1.8%
2015 0.2642 -4.3%
2016 0.27 +2.2%
2017 0.2618 -3.0%
2018 0.253 -3.4%
2019 0.2605 +3.0%
2020 0.2533 -2.7%
2021 0.2655 +4.8%
2022 0.2578 -2.9%
2023 0.2565 -0.5%
2024 0.2577 +0.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.2577 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 3.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.2577 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0504, 5.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1890 +34.7% 0.0731 0.0984

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0722 0.0722 0.0723 10
1860s 0.0721 0.072 0.0722 10
1870s 0.0725 0.072 0.073 10
1880s 0.0731 0.0731 0.0731 10
1890s 0.1108 0.0984 0.132 10
1900s 0.2036 0.1383 0.2678 10
1910s 0.2649 0.2527 0.2724 10
1920s 0.2277 0.2061 0.2499 10
1930s 0.2216 0.2045 0.2467 10
1940s 0.2893 0.2514 0.3222 10
1950s 0.3901 0.3269 0.4532 10
1960s 0.3911 0.3431 0.456 10
1970s 0.3138 0.2912 0.3397 10
1980s 0.2974 0.271 0.3348 10
1990s 0.2824 0.2654 0.299 10
2000s 0.273 0.2565 0.2872 10
2010s 0.2694 0.253 0.2812 10
2020s 0.2582 0.2533 0.2655 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 63 Algeria 0.2764 compare
  2. 64 Botswana 0.27 compare
  3. 65 Guinea 0.2644 compare
  4. 67 Chile 0.2488 compare
  5. 68 Turkmenistan 0.2451 compare
  6. 69 Iraq 0.2403 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay was 0.2577 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.456 in 1960.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.072 in 1870.
How does Uruguay rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Uruguay ranks 66th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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