Paraguay vs Uruguay: Methane emissions
Paraguay
24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
62nd
Methane emissions over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay, a difference of 74,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 571,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 24.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 24.95 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 Uruguay?
- 74,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for methane emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 62nd 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.