Argentina vs. Uruguay
Environment
| Argentina | Uruguay |
|---|
| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 11.83 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 201.35 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 120.66 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 8.63 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 6.77 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 25.59 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 5.85 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 4 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 27.93 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 410 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 80 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 3.17 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 0.09% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 1.56% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 17,910,550 tons (2014 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 1,074,633 tons (2010 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 6% (2010 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,260,140 tons (2012 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 100,811 tons (2011 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 8% (2011 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
