Sweden vs Uruguay: How have things changed?, per capita

Sweden
0.0142 metric tons per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0143 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
89th
Uruguay rank
87th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
0.010.020.030.040.05196519942024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0143 metric tons per person against 0.0142 metric tons per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0001 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 89th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0413 metric tons per person 0.0092 metric tons per person 0.0321 metric tons per person Sweden
1970s 0.0262 metric tons per person 0.0179 metric tons per person 0.0083 metric tons per person Sweden
1980s 0.0294 metric tons per person 0.0454 metric tons per person 0.016 metric tons per person Uruguay
1990s 0.0398 metric tons per person 0.0391 metric tons per person 0.0007 metric tons per person Sweden
2000s 0.0306 metric tons per person 0.0343 metric tons per person 0.0036 metric tons per person Uruguay
2010s 0.0214 metric tons per person 0.0203 metric tons per person 0.0012 metric tons per person Sweden
2020s 0.0163 metric tons per person 0.0185 metric tons per person 0.0022 metric tons per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Sweden or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0143 metric tons per person against 0.0142 metric tons per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Sweden and Uruguay?
0.0001 metric tons per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Sweden ranks 89th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.