Congo vs Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Congo
191.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
208.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
131st
Paraguay rank
129th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Congo
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 208.53 million tonnes against 191.08 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 17.45 million tonnes.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Congo ranks 131st and Paraguay ranks 129th of 215 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 747,457 tonnes | 799,433 tonnes | 51,976 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 2.99 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 9.42 million tonnes | 10.98 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 18.13 million tonnes | 24.37 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 35.68 million tonnes | 48.70 million tonnes | 13.02 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 73.13 million tonnes | 87.34 million tonnes | 14.21 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 122.69 million tonnes | 137.36 million tonnes | 14.67 million tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 174.07 million tonnes | 192.94 million tonnes | 18.87 million tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Congo or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 208.53 million tonnes against 191.08 million tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Congo and Paraguay?
- 17.45 million tonnes, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Paraguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Paraguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Congo ranks 131st 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 by world region. 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.