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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


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).