Algeria vs Paraguay: Nitrous oxide emissions
Algeria
8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Algeria rank
63rd
Paraguay rank
61st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Algeria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria, a difference of 453,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 93,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1860s | 99,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1870s | 123,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1880s | 160,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1890s | 180,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1900s | 204,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 263,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 380,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 440,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Algeria |
| 1950s | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 586,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 983,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Algeria or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Algeria and Paraguay?
- 453,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Paraguay rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Algeria ranks 63rd 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 Nitrous oxide 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.