Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Uruguay

Uruguay: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.1474 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1474 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.1549 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0644 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Uruguay, 1990–2019

00.050.10.151990200420191990: 0.064 units per square kilometre1991: 0.071 units per square kilometre1992: 0.078 units per square kilometre1993: 0.083 units per square kilometre1994: 0.083 units per square kilometre1995: 0.082 units per square kilometre1996: 0.085 units per square kilometre1997: 0.082 units per square kilometre1998: 0.078 units per square kilometre1999: 0.078 units per square kilometre2000: 0.075 units per square kilometre2001: 0.094 units per square kilometre2002: 0.099 units per square kilometre2003: 0.104 units per square kilometre2004: 0.109 units per square kilometre2005: 0.11 units per square kilometre2006: 0.117 units per square kilometre2007: 0.113 units per square kilometre2008: 0.116 units per square kilometre2009: 0.114 units per square kilometre2010: 0.107 units per square kilometre2011: 0.125 units per square kilometre2012: 0.124 units per square kilometre2013: 0.124 units per square kilometre2014: 0.126 units per square kilometre2015: 0.124 units per square kilometre2016: 0.155 units per square kilometre2017: 0.152 units per square kilometre2018: 0.148 units per square kilometre2019: 0.147 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Uruguay is 0.1474 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Uruguay peaked at 0.1549 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0644 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Uruguay ranks 40th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0644 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0707 units per square kilometre +9.8%
1992 0.0779 units per square kilometre +10.1%
1993 0.0826 units per square kilometre +6.1%
1994 0.0831 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1995 0.0818 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1996 0.0848 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1997 0.0823 units per square kilometre -3.0%
1998 0.0783 units per square kilometre -4.8%
1999 0.0783 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0747 units per square kilometre -4.6%
2001 0.0939 units per square kilometre +25.7%
2002 0.0986 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2003 0.1038 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2004 0.1088 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2005 0.1099 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2006 0.1167 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2007 0.1128 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2008 0.1164 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2009 0.1137 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2010 0.1067 units per square kilometre -6.1%
2011 0.1253 units per square kilometre +17.4%
2012 0.1237 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2013 0.1242 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 0.1259 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2015 0.1237 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2016 0.1549 units per square kilometre +25.2%
2017 0.1522 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2018 0.1485 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2019 0.1474 units per square kilometre -0.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.1474 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 units per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.1474 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0762 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0784 units per square kilometre 0.0644 units per square kilometre 0.0848 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1049 units per square kilometre 0.0747 units per square kilometre 0.1167 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1332 units per square kilometre 0.1067 units per square kilometre 0.1549 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 37 Luxembourg 0.1531 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 38 Tanzania 0.1485 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 39 Liberia 0.1478 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 41 Benin 0.1454 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 42 Nigeria 0.1443 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 43 Guinea 0.1385 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Uruguay?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Uruguay was 0.1474 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1549 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0644 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Uruguay ranks 40th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.