Greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions was 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
101st
of 199 countries
All-time high
61.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2008
All-time low
4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay is 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay peaked at 61.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 18.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 23.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 23.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 26.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 28.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 35.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 98 Denmark 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 100 Tunisia 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 102 Serbia 42.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 103 Sri Lanka 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 104 Congo 41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay was 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 61.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2008.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Uruguay rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.