Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Uruguay
Uruguay: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 6.82 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Uruguay, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 6.82 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Uruguay peaked at 6.82 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.29 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.66 Mt CO2e | 4.29 Mt CO2e | 5.1 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 Mt CO2e | 4.63 Mt CO2e | 5.46 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.18 Mt CO2e | 4.73 Mt CO2e | 5.45 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.39 Mt CO2e | 4.98 Mt CO2e | 5.67 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 Mt CO2e | 5.4 Mt CO2e | 5.84 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 Mt CO2e | 5.6 Mt CO2e | 6.82 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0618 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)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 55.45 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 48,355 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 48,410 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.3983 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Uruguay?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Uruguay was 6.82 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Uruguay rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).