New Zealand vs Paraguay: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

New Zealand
0.0927 tonnes per person
in 2022
Paraguay
0.0884 tonnes per person
in 2022
New Zealand rank
26th
Paraguay rank
27th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0927 tonnes per person against 0.0884 tonnes per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0043 tonnes per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 207 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1569 tonnes per person 0.0882 tonnes per person 0.0687 tonnes per person New Zealand
1970s 0.1639 tonnes per person 0.0866 tonnes per person 0.0774 tonnes per person New Zealand
1980s 0.1625 tonnes per person 0.0966 tonnes per person 0.0659 tonnes per person New Zealand
1990s 0.1723 tonnes per person 0.1026 tonnes per person 0.0697 tonnes per person New Zealand
2000s 0.1732 tonnes per person 0.0887 tonnes per person 0.0845 tonnes per person New Zealand
2010s 0.1446 tonnes per person 0.0906 tonnes per person 0.0539 tonnes per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0982 tonnes per person 0.0883 tonnes per person 0.0098 tonnes per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, New Zealand or Paraguay?
New Zealand, at 0.0927 tonnes per person against 0.0884 tonnes per person in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between New Zealand and Paraguay?
0.0043 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Paraguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Paraguay rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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