Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
5th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay is 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay peaked at 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1889.
That places Uruguay 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1852 | 0.7308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1853 | 0.7048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1854 | 0.6791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1855 | 0.6533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1856 | 0.6277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1857 | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1858 | 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1859 | 0.5517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1860 | 0.528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1861 | 0.5056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1862 | 0.4848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1863 | 0.4656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1864 | 0.447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1865 | 0.4292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1866 | 0.412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1867 | 0.3956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1868 | 0.3799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1869 | 0.3659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1870 | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1871 | 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1872 | 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.3516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1876 | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1878 | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.3714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1882 | 0.361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1883 | 0.3499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1885 | 0.3278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1887 | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1889 | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1890 | 0.3885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.9% |
| 1891 | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1892 | 0.379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1895 | 0.3966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1896 | 0.407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1897 | 0.4186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1899 | 0.4443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1902 | 0.5221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 1903 | 0.5722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1904 | 0.6273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1905 | 0.6833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1906 | 0.7362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1907 | 0.7824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1908 | 0.8185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1909 | 0.8401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 0.8443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.8378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1912 | 0.8295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.8193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 0.8083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 0.7708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.7569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1919 | 0.7425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.7104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.6908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1923 | 0.6695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 0.6472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1925 | 0.6248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1926 | 0.6031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1927 | 0.5827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1928 | 0.5643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1929 | 0.5494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1930 | 0.5384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.5329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.5334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.5388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.5473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.5701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 0.5826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 0.6066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 0.6473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1942 | 0.7128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1943 | 0.8045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1944 | 0.913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.5% |
| 1945 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.8% |
| 1946 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 1947 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1948 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1949 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1951 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1954 | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1957 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 5.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 8.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +34.9% | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 2 Botswana 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 3 New Zealand 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 4 Australia 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 6 Central African Republic 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 7 Lithuania 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 8 Palau 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Uruguay was 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1889.
- How does Uruguay rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.