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
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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.