Total greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay

Uruguay emitted 44.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Uruguay, 2024 44.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +4.0% 2023: 42.9 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 84th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Uruguay over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period UruguayWorld
2024 44.6 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 42.9 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 41.1 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 42.3 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 38.6 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 39.2 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 38.7 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 39.0 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 39.9 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 39.7 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 39.2 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 39.1 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 40.3 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 39.7 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 38.5 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 41.5 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 42.1 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 38.5 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 39.3 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 37.3 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 37.1 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 35.1 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 34.2 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 33.5 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 33.8 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.0% from 42.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 39.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +13.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 84th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Uruguay
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database