Paraguay vs Somalia: Methane emissions
Paraguay
24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay rank
63rd
Somalia rank
61st
Methane emissions over time
- Paraguay
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay, a difference of 399,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Paraguay ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1860s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1870s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1880s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1890s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1900s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1910s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1920s | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1930s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1940s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1950s | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1960s | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1970s | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1980s | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1990s | 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2000s | 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 24.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Paraguay or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Paraguay and Somalia?
- 399,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Somalia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd and Somalia ranks 61st 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.