Congo vs Paraguay: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Congo
17.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
15.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
38th
Paraguay rank
40th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Congo
  • Paraguay
-20.0M020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M185019372024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 17.33 million tonnes against 15.27 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 2.06 million tonnes.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 40th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 9 and Paraguay in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Paraguay Difference Ahead
1850s 1.38 million tonnes 2.15 million tonnes 767,535 tonnes Paraguay
1860s 10.40 million tonnes 1.59 million tonnes 8.81 million tonnes Congo
1870s 18.30 million tonnes 1.39 million tonnes 16.91 million tonnes Congo
1880s 18.49 million tonnes 1.55 million tonnes 16.94 million tonnes Congo
1890s 1.89 million tonnes 1.72 million tonnes 168,936 tonnes Congo
1900s -6.48 million tonnes 12.25 million tonnes 18.73 million tonnes Paraguay
1910s -9.86 million tonnes 14.91 million tonnes 24.77 million tonnes Paraguay
1920s 15.59 million tonnes 15.02 million tonnes 569,798 tonnes Congo
1930s 26.58 million tonnes 14.56 million tonnes 12.02 million tonnes Congo
1940s 43.61 million tonnes 13.81 million tonnes 29.80 million tonnes Congo
1950s 67.89 million tonnes 30.62 million tonnes 37.27 million tonnes Congo
1960s 21.81 million tonnes 31.50 million tonnes 9.69 million tonnes Paraguay
1970s 8.09 million tonnes 46.77 million tonnes 38.67 million tonnes Paraguay
1980s 6.48 million tonnes 45.03 million tonnes 38.55 million tonnes Paraguay
1990s 15.59 million tonnes 55.83 million tonnes 40.24 million tonnes Paraguay
2000s 18.49 million tonnes 53.26 million tonnes 34.77 million tonnes Paraguay
2010s 21.70 million tonnes 40.18 million tonnes 18.48 million tonnes Paraguay
2020s 18.05 million tonnes 15.79 million tonnes 2.27 million tonnes Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Congo or Paraguay?
Congo, at 17.33 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 Congo and Paraguay?
2.06 million tonnes, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Paraguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Congo and Paraguay rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Congo ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.