Australia vs Paraguay: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Australia
55.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Paraguay
58.6 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Australia rank
165th
Paraguay rank
163rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 58.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 55.72 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 2.88 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Australia ranks 165th and Paraguay ranks 163rd of 192 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 73.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 31.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 28.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 120.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 91.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 38.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 117.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 79.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 51.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 148.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 97.43 tonnes per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 67.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 144.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.37 tonnes per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 73.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 117.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 57.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 59.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Australia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 58.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 55.72 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Australia and Paraguay?
- 2.88 tonnes per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Paraguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 165th and Paraguay ranks 163rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.