Uruguay Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
44.627.146
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3,96%
increase
Global Share
0,08%
Per Capita
12,61
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Uruguay were 44.627.146 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3,96% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1.699.968 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 42.927.178 tons.
- Per capita: 12,61 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Uruguay accounts for 0,08% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44.627.146 | 8.695.336 | 28.497.934 | 7.219.545 | 214.331 | 12,61 | 3,96% | 0,084% |
| 2023 | 42.927.178 | 8.190.758 | 27.662.406 | 6.870.599 | 203.415 | 12,17 | 4,42% | 0,082% |
| 2022 | 41.110.428 | 8.092.958 | 26.139.370 | 6.685.346 | 192.753 | 11,69 | −2,75% | 0,079% |
| 2021 | 42.271.810 | 8.551.813 | 26.713.473 | 6.824.940 | 181.584 | 12,06 | 9,5% | 0,083% |
| 2020 | 38.604.940 | 6.913.529 | 25.562.282 | 5.957.248 | 171.881 | 11,05 | −1,61% | 0,079% |
| 2019 | 39.238.149 | 7.156.104 | 25.787.007 | 6.134.269 | 160.768 | 11,27 | 1,49% | 0,077% |
| 2018 | 38.661.448 | 6.870.973 | 25.824.108 | 5.817.635 | 148.732 | 11,14 | −0,9% | 0,076% |
| 2017 | 39.014.349 | 6.407.312 | 26.502.328 | 5.961.276 | 143.433 | 11,29 | −2,17% | 0,079% |
| 2016 | 39.879.985 | 6.829.234 | 26.828.090 | 6.093.893 | 128.769 | 11,58 | 0,52% | 0,082% |
| 2015 | 39.672.968 | 6.895.056 | 26.464.177 | 6.098.501 | 215.235 | 11,56 | 1,13% | 0,082% |
| 2014 | 39.229.112 | 6.733.360 | 26.191.926 | 6.002.127 | 301.700 | 11,47 | 0,4% | 0,081% |
| 2013 | 39.073.098 | 7.658.886 | 25.114.504 | 6.148.323 | 151.385 | 11,47 | −2,96% | 0,081% |
| 2012 | 40.266.970 | 8.881.460 | 25.229.108 | 6.155.332 | 1.070 | 11,85 | 1,48% | 0,085% |
| 2011 | 39.678.071 | 7.787.314 | 26.144.433 | 5.726.095 | 20.230 | 11,72 | 3,16% | 0,085% |
| 2010 | 38.463.701 | 6.457.895 | 26.271.373 | 5.695.044 | 39.390 | 11,4 | −7,3% | 0,085% |
| 2009 | 41.493.452 | 7.832.646 | 27.651.665 | 5.921.866 | 87.275 | 12,34 | −1,46% | 0,096% |
| 2008 | 42.110.140 | 7.916.429 | 28.103.957 | 5.955.380 | 134.374 | 12,57 | 9,37% | 0,096% |
| 2007 | 38.502.040 | 6.117.570 | 26.449.362 | 5.854.493 | 80.614 | 11,53 | −2,12% | 0,089% |
| 2006 | 39.334.069 | 6.488.474 | 26.931.490 | 5.886.938 | 27.167 | 11,81 | 5,44% | 0,093% |
| 2005 | 37.303.043 | 5.567.753 | 26.042.335 | 5.664.402 | 28.554 | 11,22 | 0,42% | 0,091% |
| 2004 | 37.148.849 | 5.755.030 | 25.747.221 | 5.624.575 | 22.024 | 11,18 | 5,74% | 0,094% |
| 2003 | 35.132.908 | 4.595.222 | 24.961.857 | 5.552.434 | 23.396 | 10,56 | 2,79% | 0,092% |
| 2002 | 34.179.687 | 4.608.396 | 24.202.287 | 5.340.636 | 28.368 | 10,27 | 2,09% | 0,094% |
| 2001 | 33.479.990 | 5.017.514 | 23.186.635 | 5.251.973 | 23.868 | 10,06 | −1,03% | 0,093% |
| 2000 | 33.828.876 | 5.570.640 | 23.034.191 | 5.207.173 | 16.872 | 10,19 | −5,12% | 0,095% |
| 1999 | 35.653.491 | 6.887.759 | 23.387.866 | 5.367.023 | 10.843 | 10,77 | 3,31% | 0,10% |
| 1998 | 34.510.846 | 5.904.318 | 23.146.949 | 5.449.348 | 10.230 | 10,48 | −1,32% | 0,099% |
| 1997 | 34.971.959 | 5.671.456 | 23.719.382 | 5.572.789 | 8.332 | 10,69 | −0,76% | 0,10% |
| 1996 | 35.240.748 | 5.588.595 | 23.968.138 | 5.677.346 | 6.669 | 10,85 | 4,28% | 0,10% |
| 1995 | 33.792.980 | 4.766.980 | 23.513.536 | 5.507.875 | 4.589 | 10,48 | 1,05% | 0,10% |
| 1994 | 33.442.127 | 4.354.296 | 23.551.172 | 5.532.663 | 3.996 | 10,45 | 0,48% | 0,10% |
| 1993 | 33.281.021 | 4.634.276 | 23.191.664 | 5.452.229 | 2.851 | 10,47 | 2,26% | 0,10% |
| 1992 | 32.545.885 | 4.901.844 | 22.303.335 | 5.338.533 | 2.172 | 10,32 | 6,01% | 0,10% |
| 1991 | 30.699.427 | 4.460.415 | 21.065.910 | 5.171.635 | 1.467 | 9,8 | 6,22% | 0,095% |
| 1990 | 28.901.395 | 3.938.924 | 20.051.701 | 4.909.763 | 1.008 | 9,29 | −9,03% | 0,090% |
| 1989 | 31.768.669 | 5.108.552 | 21.467.307 | 5.192.258 | 552 | 10,28 | −4,13% | 0,100% |
| 1988 | 33.138.402 | 4.738.839 | 22.888.216 | 5.510.927 | 421 | 10,8 | 6,75% | 0,11% |
| 1987 | 31.043.256 | 3.683.148 | 22.137.290 | 5.222.449 | 369 | 10,18 | 6,26% | 0,10% |
| 1986 | 29.213.450 | 3.250.343 | 20.974.325 | 4.988.399 | 382 | 9,64 | 0,66% | 0,099% |
| 1985 | 29.022.449 | 3.320.764 | 20.825.921 | 4.875.690 | 74 | 9,64 | 1,88% | 0,100% |
| 1984 | 28.485.846 | 3.533.205 | 20.151.823 | 4.800.691 | 126 | 9,52 | −5,66% | 0,099% |
| 1983 | 30.194.784 | 3.936.535 | 21.243.006 | 5.015.125 | 118 | 10,15 | −12,39% | 0,11% |
| 1982 | 34.463.119 | 4.939.412 | 23.971.025 | 5.552.580 | 102 | 11,67 | −2,36% | 0,12% |
| 1981 | 35.295.963 | 5.301.456 | 24.335.429 | 5.658.939 | 139 | 12,03 | 0,68% | 0,13% |
| 1980 | 35.058.683 | 5.594.867 | 23.901.474 | 5.562.328 | 13 | 12,02 | 6,2% | 0,12% |
| 1979 | 33.010.610 | 6.294.293 | 21.621.769 | 5.094.548 | 0 | 11,4 | 5,28% | 0,11% |
| 1978 | 31.354.568 | 5.835.802 | 20.651.701 | 4.867.065 | 0 | 10,9 | 1,17% | 0,11% |
| 1977 | 30.990.877 | 5.594.033 | 20.504.066 | 4.892.779 | 0 | 10,85 | −1,17% | 0,11% |
| 1976 | 31.356.942 | 5.770.317 | 20.627.161 | 4.959.464 | 0 | 11,04 | −4,83% | 0,12% |
| 1975 | 32.946.806 | 5.664.784 | 22.024.884 | 5.257.137 | 0 | 11,64 | 6,32% | 0,13% |
| 1974 | 30.987.411 | 5.320.847 | 20.739.821 | 4.926.743 | 0 | 10,97 | 3,6% | 0,12% |
| 1973 | 29.911.815 | 5.493.388 | 19.690.819 | 4.727.608 | 0 | 10,6 | 2,67% | 0,12% |
| 1972 | 29.133.529 | 5.816.049 | 18.804.293 | 4.513.187 | 0 | 10,33 | 3,2% | 0,12% |
| 1971 | 28.229.731 | 5.398.503 | 18.384.440 | 4.446.789 | 0 | 10,02 | −1,19% | 0,12% |
| 1970 | 28.568.633 | 5.419.300 | 18.621.138 | 4.528.195 | 0 | 10,17 | – | 0,12% |
See also
- Uruguay CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Uruguay
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).