Methane emissions in Uruguay

Uruguay emitted 28.5 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Uruguay, 2024 28.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +3.0% 2023: 27.7 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 53rd of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period UruguayWorld
2024 28.5 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 27.7 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 26.1 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 26.7 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 25.6 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 25.8 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 25.8 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 26.5 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 26.8 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 26.5 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 26.2 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 25.1 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 25.2 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 26.1 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 26.3 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 27.7 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 28.1 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 26.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 26.9 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 26.0 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 25.7 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 25.0 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 24.2 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 23.2 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 23.0 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0% from 27.7 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 26.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +8.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 53rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 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.CH4.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