Uruguay CO2 emissions data for 2017

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Uruguay emit in 2017?

Uruguay emitted 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Uruguay in 2017?

In 2017, Uruguay emitted 1.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 3422205.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 6.16 million tonnes emitted by Uruguay in 2017 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 5.72 1.67
Gas 0.12 0.04
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.32 0.09
Flaring 0.0 0.0

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