Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Uruguay
Uruguay: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) 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
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Uruguay stood at 42.1%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Uruguay peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1991.
Uruguay ranks 93rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 5.1% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 14.9% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 27.5% | 42.1% | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0618 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.839 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.57 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 55.45 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 6.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 48,355 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 48,410 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Uruguay?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Uruguay was 42.1% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Uruguay ranks 93rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) 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 methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.