Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Nicaragua
28.58 tonnes per person
in 2024
Paraguay
30.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
151st
Paraguay rank
148th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 30.09 tonnes per person against 28.58 tonnes per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.51 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 148th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 3.86 tonnes per person 1.89 tonnes per person 1.97 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1970s 8.02 tonnes per person 4.06 tonnes per person 3.96 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1980s 11.89 tonnes per person 6.95 tonnes per person 4.94 tonnes per person Nicaragua
1990s 14.4 tonnes per person 10.66 tonnes per person 3.74 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2000s 19.17 tonnes per person 16.1 tonnes per person 3.06 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2010s 24.25 tonnes per person 22.36 tonnes per person 1.89 tonnes per person Nicaragua
2020s 27.72 tonnes per person 28.5 tonnes per person 0.7824 tonnes per person Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 30.09 tonnes per person against 28.58 tonnes per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
1.51 tonnes per person, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 148th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.