Tuvalu vs Uruguay: How have things changed?

Tuvalu
45,442 metric tons
in 2024
Uruguay
48,410 metric tons
in 2024
Tuvalu rank
114th
Uruguay rank
112th

How have things changed? over time

  • Tuvalu
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 48,410 metric tons against 45,442 metric tons in Tuvalu, a difference of 2,968 metric tons.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Tuvalu ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 215 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tuvalu Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0 metric tons 25,188 metric tons 25,188 metric tons Uruguay
1970s 18 metric tons 51,684 metric tons 51,666 metric tons Uruguay
1980s 621.7 metric tons 136,696 metric tons 136,074 metric tons Uruguay
1990s 586.3 metric tons 124,519 metric tons 123,933 metric tons Uruguay
2000s 2,466 metric tons 112,590 metric tons 110,124 metric tons Uruguay
2010s 10,374 metric tons 68,025 metric tons 57,651 metric tons Uruguay
2020s 36,491 metric tons 62,794 metric tons 26,303 metric tons Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Tuvalu or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 48,410 metric tons against 45,442 metric tons in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Tuvalu and Uruguay?
2,968 metric tons, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Uruguay?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Tuvalu and Uruguay rank globally for how have things changed??
Tuvalu ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.