Uruguay carbon profile

Uruguay emits roughly 8.0 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.02% of global emissions, ranking #103 worldwide. At 2.4 tonnes per person (#77 per capita), its footprint is below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have surged over the past five years (+24%) and risen noticeably over the decade (+19%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 98% of electricity. The power sector is largely decarbonized, so remaining emissions come mostly from transport, industry and heating.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~24% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.