Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Uruguay, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 54.4% for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Uruguay peaked at 54.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1991.
Uruguay ranks 119th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 12.6% | +102.7% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +37.8% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 6.2% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 15.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 33.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 33.6% | 54.4% | 5 |
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- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Uruguay?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Uruguay was 54.4% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Uruguay ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.