Argentina vs Uruguay
Argentina vs Uruguay: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 4.01 tonnes in Argentina and 2.57 tonnes in Uruguay, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Argentina, by 1.44 tonnes, or 1.56 times that in Uruguay.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Argentina ranked 68 and Uruguay ranked 100 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Argentina | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.01 | 2.57 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.17 | 2.42 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.39 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 2.52 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.72 | 2.03 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.08 | 2.11 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.25 | 2.02 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.32 | 1.89 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.42 | 2.02 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.51 | 2.05 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.42 | 2.01 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.54 | 2.29 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.48 | 2.66 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 4.43 | 2.34 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 1.95 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 4.03 | 2.37 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 4.43 | 2.4 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 4.33 | 1.86 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 4.1 | 1.97 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.92 | 1.7 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.86 | 1.75 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.52 | 1.4 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.26 | 1.41 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.49 | 1.53 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 3.68 | 1.71 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 3.8 | 2.12 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | 1.82 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.64 | 1.76 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.57 | 1.74 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 3.32 | 1.5 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 3.31 | 1.37 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.26 | 1.47 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 3.19 | 1.56 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 3.18 | 1.43 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.06 | 1.27 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.34 | 1.66 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.5 | 1.55 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.43 | 1.21 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.3 | 1.07 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.11 | 1.1 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.38 | 1.18 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.45 | 1.32 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.39 | 1.66 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.47 | 1.79 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.64 | 1.9 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.78 | 2.14 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.64 | 2 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 3.73 | 1.92 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 3.64 | 2 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 3.52 | 1.97 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 3.67 | 1.86 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 3.71 | 1.94 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 3.64 | 2.06 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 3.63 | 1.92 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 3.67 | 1.94 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Uruguay
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Uruguay: 78.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Uruguay: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uruguay: 5.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Uruguay: 3.62% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Uruguay: 16.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Uruguay: 3.39 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Uruguay: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Uruguay: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Uruguay: 95.7% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Uruguay: 35.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Uruguay: 15.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Uruguay: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Uruguay: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Uruguay: $1.91B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Uruguay: $577 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Uruguay: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Uruguay: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Uruguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Uruguay: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Uruguay: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Uruguay: 1 million TIV in 2000