Environment in Uruguay 56 indicators covering environment for Uruguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 76.0% 48th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.5% 102nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.2% 168th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.839 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% 132nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.57 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 28.0% 101st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.1% 114th Aquaculture production 55.45 metric tons 2024 down 74.2% 163rd Capture fisheries production 48,355 metric tons 2024 down 25.8% 105th Total fisheries production 48,410 metric tons 2024 down 26.0% 112th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.3983 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.4% 131st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.5% 110th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.9% 91st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9998 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.0% 99th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 6.82 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.1% 45th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0516 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.2% 101st Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.4% 98th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.8% 84th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0618 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.7% 129th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0568 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.4% 96th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0154 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.5% 93rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.22 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.3% 56th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1331 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.7% 119th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0771 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.4% 37th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.0% 82nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 12.7% 21st Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.0% 39th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.0% 113th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.6% 150th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e 2024 up 38.9% 37th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.0% 134th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.8% 53rd F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2143 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.0% 132nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0799 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 15.2% 147th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 120.8% 2024 up 70.2% 102nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 47.0% 2024 up 111.5% 98th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 54.4% 2024 up 52.3% 119th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.1% 2024 up 37.6% 93rd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.5973 Mt CO2e 2024 up 233.9% 36th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 12.05 2022 up 10.6% 87th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0014 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.7% 62nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 78th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 33.86 Mt CO2e 2023 up 10.8% 90th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -9.07 Mt CO2e 2023 down 6.4% 134th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 1.9% 2021 up 46.5% 39th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 13.73 2022 up 5.1% 116th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -13.94 Mt CO2e 2023 down 30.9% 124th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 3.34 Mt CO2e 2023 up 246.2% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 1.53 Mt CO2e 2023 up 31.8% 32nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 166th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd