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Uruguay Annual CO2 Emissions

Uruguay's annual CO2 emissions rose to 7.87 million tonnes in 2023, up from 7.82 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents an increase of 0.6% (46,098) from the previous year. Uruguay has annual CO2 emissions lower than the global median (7.87 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Americas, Uruguay is higher (7.87 million vs regional median 4.57 million) and ranks 21st out of 46 countries in Americas.

Yearly Historical Data (1856-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 7.87
2022 7.82
2021 7.83
2020 6.47
2019 6.41
2018 6.57
2017 6.16
2016 6.52
2015 6.74
2014 6.68
2013 7.49
2012 8.59
2011 7.65
2010 6.3
2009 7.95
2008 8.2
2007 5.95
2006 6.6
2005 5.73
2004 5.56
2003 4.53
2002 4.56
2001 5.03
2000 5.27
1999 6.68
1998 5.64
1997 5.51
1996 5.41
1995 4.56
1994 4.03
1993 4.44
1992 5.14
1991 4.53
1990 3.97
1989 4.85
1988 4.79
1987 3.54
1986 3.16
1985 3.28
1984 3.44
1983 3.8
1982 4.85
1981 5.36
1980 5.82
1979 6.26
1978 5.73
1977 5.64
1976 5.89
1975 5.96
1974 5.68
1973 5.77
1972 6.07
1971 5.8
1970 5.74
1969 5.59
1968 4.88
1967 4.88
1966 5.4
1965 5.52
1964 4.55
1963 4.31
1962 4.01
1961 4.12
1960 4.31
1959 4.39
1958 3.98
1957 4.43
1956 4.02
1955 3.92
1954 3.74
1953 3.51
1952 3.15
1951 2.62
1950 2.51
1949 0.46
1948 0.46
1947 0.43
1946 0.52
1945 0.86
1944 0.7
1943 0.8
1942 0.56
1941 0.77
1940 0.94
1939 0.85
1938 0.73
1937 0.79
1936 0.89
1935 0.83
1934 0.74
1933 0.79
1932 0.73
1931 0.85
1930 0.73
1929 0.87
1928 0.62
1927 0.75
1926 0.83
1925 0.9
1924 1.25
1923 1.12
1922 1.3
1921 0.82
1920 1
1919 1.06
1918 1.03
1917 0.79
1916 0.82
1915 1.24
1914 1.65
1913 2.12
1912 2.34
1911 2.5
1910 2.6
1909 2.48
1908 2.53
1907 2.19
1906 1.68
1905 0.92
1904 1.05
1903 1.51
1902 1.74
1901 1.24
1900 1.22
1899 0.95
1898 0.94
1897 0.62
1896 0.79
1895 0.75
1894 0.77
1893 0.6
1892 0.5
1891 0.59
1890 0.71
1889 1.23
1888 0.75
1887 0.65
1886 0.45
1885 0.66
1884 0.55
1883 0.44
1882 0.35
1881 0.43
1880 0.36
1879 0.3
1878 0.34
1877 0.36
1876 0.31
1875 0.3
1874 0.46
1873 0.26
1872 0.34
1871 0.25
1870 0.32
1869 0.43
1868 0.47
1867 0.32
1866 0.3
1865 0.17
1864 0.11
1863 0.13
1862 0.08
1861 0.1
1860 0.07
1859 0.06
1858 0.11
1857 0.05
1856 0.03
Uruguay Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Uruguay.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 80.87% 80.39% 2022
Forest Area (%) 11.84% 11.72% 2022