Australia vs Uruguay: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Australia
2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Uruguay rank
5th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Australia or Uruguay?
- Australia, at 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Australia and Uruguay?
- 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.