Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Nicaragua
197.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
208.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
130th
Paraguay rank
129th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 208.53 million tonnes against 197.65 million tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 10.88 million tonnes.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 135 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 130th and Paraguay ranks 129th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 13 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 101,339 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 101,339 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 177,299 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 177,296 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 231,093 tonnes | 351.5 tonnes | 230,742 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 292,327 tonnes | 18,707 tonnes | 273,620 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 321,114 tonnes | 48,468 tonnes | 272,645 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 340,277 tonnes | 97,734 tonnes | 242,543 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.99 million tonnes | 799,433 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 8.10 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 22.67 million tonnes | 10.98 million tonnes | 11.68 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 43.74 million tonnes | 24.37 million tonnes | 19.38 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 66.18 million tonnes | 48.70 million tonnes | 17.48 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 102.35 million tonnes | 87.34 million tonnes | 15.00 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 148.47 million tonnes | 137.36 million tonnes | 11.10 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 186.81 million tonnes | 192.94 million tonnes | 6.13 million tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 208.53 million tonnes against 197.65 million tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 10.88 million tonnes, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 130th and Paraguay ranks 129th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.