Uruguay's co₂ emissions rose from 4.6 Mt in 1995 to 8.0 Mt in 2024.
Uruguay · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Uruguay's co₂ per capita rose from 1.4 t in 1995 to 2.4 t in 2024.
Uruguay's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 1.7 t in 1994 to 3.2 t in 2023.
Uruguay's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 287.4 Mt in 1995 to 476.8 Mt in 2024.
Uruguay's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.0 % in 2024.
Uruguay's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 30.7 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 43.1 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
182nd of 209 · 34th in Latin America
Uruguay's greenhouse gas emissions per capita rose from 9.6 t CO₂e in 1995 to 12.7 t CO₂e in 2024.
Uruguay's co₂ intensity fell from 0.1 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Uruguay's carbon intensity of electricity rose from 67.2 in 2000 to 80.4 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsup +1.7 %62nd of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +1.3 %66th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalunchanged +0.0 %123rd of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +4.0 %100th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +39.0 %111th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changedown −28.1 %96th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.083rd of 205