Afghanistan vs Paraguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Afghanistan
18.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
15.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
37th
Paraguay rank
40th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 18.25 million tonnes against 15.27 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 2.98 million tonnes.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Paraguay ranks 40th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.90 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 749,174 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 3.02 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 3.79 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.83 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 5.44 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 5.80 million tonnes | 12.25 million tonnes | 6.45 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 6.28 million tonnes | 14.91 million tonnes | 8.63 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 6.20 million tonnes | 15.02 million tonnes | 8.82 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 5.81 million tonnes | 14.56 million tonnes | 8.75 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 5.88 million tonnes | 13.81 million tonnes | 7.92 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 11.32 million tonnes | 30.62 million tonnes | 19.30 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 10.74 million tonnes | 31.50 million tonnes | 20.77 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 4.08 million tonnes | 46.77 million tonnes | 42.68 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.72 million tonnes | 45.03 million tonnes | 43.31 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1990s | -669,838 tonnes | 55.83 million tonnes | 56.50 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.74 million tonnes | 53.26 million tonnes | 51.52 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.92 million tonnes | 40.18 million tonnes | 38.26 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 10.88 million tonnes | 15.79 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Afghanistan or Paraguay?
- Afghanistan, at 18.25 million tonnes against 15.27 million tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Afghanistan and Paraguay?
- 2.98 million tonnes, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Paraguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Paraguay ranks 40th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.