Madagascar vs Paraguay: Methane emissions
Madagascar
24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar rank
64th
Paraguay rank
63rd
Methane emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar, a difference of 82,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 16 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 4.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 12.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 14.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 18.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 24.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Madagascar or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 82,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Paraguay rank globally for methane emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 64th 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.