Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Uruguay, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Uruguay peaked at 0.1% in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1856.
Uruguay ranks 105th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 169 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 cumulative co₂ emissions in Uruguay?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions 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 cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1913.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1856.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 105th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.