Cambodia vs Paraguay: Methane emissions
Cambodia
23.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cambodia rank
65th
Paraguay rank
63rd
Methane emissions over time
- Cambodia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cambodia, a difference of 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 65th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 12 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 5.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 6.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 8.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 11.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 15.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 18.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 22.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 23.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cambodia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Paraguay rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cambodia ranks 65th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.