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