CO2 emissions per person in Uruguay
Carbon dioxide emissions in Uruguay were 2.57 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.
Uruguay, 2024
2.57
Change from 2023
+6.2%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
101st of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Uruguay over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.57 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 2.42 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 2.39 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 2.52 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 2.03 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 2.11 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 2.02 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 1.89 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 2.02 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 2.05 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 2.01 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 2.29 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 2.66 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 2.34 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 1.95 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 2.37 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 2.40 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 1.86 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 1.97 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 1.69 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 1.75 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 1.40 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 1.41 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 1.53 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 1.71 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.2% from 2.42 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.01 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +28.0%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 101st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Uruguay
All statistics for Uruguay
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
13.2 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
0.62e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
9.59e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
44.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
28.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
7.22 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank