Uruguay CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Uruguay emit in 2008?
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Uruguay emitted 8.2 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 0.03% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Uruguay in 2008?
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In 2008, Uruguay emitted 2.46 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 3336131.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 8.2 million tonnes emitted by Uruguay in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
7.78 |
2.33 |
| Gas |
0.17 |
0.05 |
| Coal |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Cement |
0.25 |
0.08 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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