Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Uruguay, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Uruguay stood at 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Uruguay peaked at 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 266.56 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 161st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 266.56 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 319.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 365.09 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 359.72 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 357.26 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 409.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 495.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 525.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 565.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 687.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 579.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 548.87 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 521.61 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 539.07 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 688.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 720.51 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 886.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 860.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,188 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 1,210 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,025 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 1,297 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 1,512 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 1,359 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 1,250 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1,319 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1,338 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,304 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,464 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 1,512 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,414 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,782 current US$ per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 435.27 current US$ per square kilometre | 266.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 687.65 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 774.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 521.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,210 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,338 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,025 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,512 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,465 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,414 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 158 Kenya 1,925 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 159 Togo 1,865 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Cote d'Ivoire 1,650 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 162 Burundi 1,498 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 163 Libya 1,495 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 164 Uganda 1,456 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 258.23 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4283 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 188.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Uruguay?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Uruguay was 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,516 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 266.56 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Uruguay ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.