Botswana vs Paraguay: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Botswana
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
64th
Paraguay rank
61st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Botswana
  • Paraguay
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M185019372024

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana, a difference of 640,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 11 and Paraguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Paraguay Difference Ahead
1850s 164,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 118,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1860s 175,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 126,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1870s 221,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 160,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1880s 293,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 212,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1890s 333,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 187,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1900s 373,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 311,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1910s 500,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 467,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1920s 776,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 468,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 308,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1930s 836,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 499,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 337,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1940s 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1950s 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 930,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Botswana
1960s 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 269,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1970s 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 294,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1980s 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1990s 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
2000s 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
2010s 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
2020s 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Botswana or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Botswana and Paraguay?
640,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Botswana ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.