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 4% 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 6.56 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% | 0.08% |
| 2023 | 42,927,178 | 8,190,758 | 27,662,406 | 6,870,599 | 203,415 | 12.17 | 4.42% | 0.08% |
| 2022 | 41,110,428 | 8,092,958 | 26,139,370 | 6,685,346 | 192,753 | 11.69 | −2.75% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 42,271,810 | 8,551,813 | 26,713,473 | 6,824,940 | 181,584 | 12.06 | 9.5% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 38,604,940 | 6,913,529 | 25,562,282 | 5,957,248 | 171,881 | 11.05 | −1.61% | 0.08% |
| 2019 | 39,238,149 | 7,156,104 | 25,787,007 | 6,134,269 | 160,768 | 11.27 | 1.49% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 38,661,448 | 6,870,973 | 25,824,108 | 5,817,635 | 148,732 | 11.14 | −0.9% | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 39,014,349 | 6,407,312 | 26,502,328 | 5,961,276 | 143,433 | 11.29 | −2.17% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 39,879,985 | 6,829,234 | 26,828,090 | 6,093,893 | 128,769 | 11.58 | 0.52% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | 39,672,968 | 6,895,056 | 26,464,177 | 6,098,501 | 215,235 | 11.56 | 1.13% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 39,229,112 | 6,733,360 | 26,191,926 | 6,002,127 | 301,700 | 11.47 | 0.4% | 0.08% |
| 2013 | 39,073,098 | 7,658,886 | 25,114,504 | 6,148,323 | 151,385 | 11.47 | −2.96% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | 40,266,970 | 8,881,460 | 25,229,108 | 6,155,332 | 1,070 | 11.85 | 1.48% | 0.08% |
| 2011 | 39,678,071 | 7,787,314 | 26,144,433 | 5,726,095 | 20,230 | 11.72 | 3.16% | 0.08% |
| 2010 | 38,463,701 | 6,457,895 | 26,271,373 | 5,695,044 | 39,390 | 11.4 | −7.3% | 0.08% |
| 2009 | 41,493,452 | 7,832,646 | 27,651,665 | 5,921,866 | 87,275 | 12.34 | −1.46% | 0.10% |
| 2008 | 42,110,140 | 7,916,429 | 28,103,957 | 5,955,380 | 134,374 | 12.57 | 9.37% | 0.10% |
| 2007 | 38,502,040 | 6,117,570 | 26,449,362 | 5,854,493 | 80,614 | 11.53 | −2.12% | 0.09% |
| 2006 | 39,334,069 | 6,488,474 | 26,931,490 | 5,886,938 | 27,167 | 11.81 | 5.44% | 0.09% |
| 2005 | 37,303,043 | 5,567,753 | 26,042,335 | 5,664,402 | 28,554 | 11.22 | 0.42% | 0.09% |
| 2004 | 37,148,849 | 5,755,030 | 25,747,221 | 5,624,575 | 22,024 | 11.18 | 5.74% | 0.09% |
| 2003 | 35,132,908 | 4,595,222 | 24,961,857 | 5,552,434 | 23,396 | 10.56 | 2.79% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 34,179,687 | 4,608,396 | 24,202,287 | 5,340,636 | 28,368 | 10.27 | 2.09% | 0.09% |
| 2001 | 33,479,990 | 5,017,514 | 23,186,635 | 5,251,973 | 23,868 | 10.06 | −1.03% | 0.09% |
| 2000 | 33,828,876 | 5,570,640 | 23,034,191 | 5,207,173 | 16,872 | 10.19 | −5.12% | 0.09% |
| 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% | 0.10% |
| 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% | 0.09% |
| 1990 | 28,901,395 | 3,938,924 | 20,051,701 | 4,909,763 | 1,008 | 9.29 | −9.03% | 0.09% |
| 1989 | 31,768,669 | 5,108,552 | 21,467,307 | 5,192,258 | 552 | 10.28 | −4.13% | 0.10% |
| 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% | 0.10% |
| 1985 | 29,022,449 | 3,320,764 | 20,825,921 | 4,875,690 | 74 | 9.64 | 1.88% | 0.10% |
| 1984 | 28,485,846 | 3,533,205 | 20,151,823 | 4,800,691 | 126 | 9.52 | −5.66% | 0.10% |
| 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).