Ethiopia vs Paraguay: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Ethiopia
266,630 tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
291,031 tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
64th
Paraguay rank
62nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 291,031 tonnes against 266,630 tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 24,401 tonnes.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1942 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | -126.33 tonnes | 126.33 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 33,336 tonnes | 30,329 tonnes | 3,008 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 132,944 tonnes | 21,609 tonnes | 111,335 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 17,770 tonnes | 80,403 tonnes | 62,633 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 94,998 tonnes | 89,372 tonnes | 5,626 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 30,016 tonnes | 214,452 tonnes | 184,436 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 335,917 tonnes | 16,256 tonnes | 319,661 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.07 million tonnes | 374,344 tonnes | 698,025 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 132,029 tonnes | -66,339 tonnes | 198,368 tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Ethiopia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 291,031 tonnes against 266,630 tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Ethiopia and Paraguay?
- 24,401 tonnes, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Paraguay?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1942 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Paraguay rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.