Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Costa Rica
24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Paraguay
24.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
206th
Paraguay rank
204th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 24.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 206th and Paraguay ranks 204th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 25.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 59.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 35.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.5333 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 24.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 206th and Paraguay ranks 204th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.