Belgium vs Paraguay: Nitrous oxide emissions
Belgium
8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belgium rank
62nd
Paraguay rank
61st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belgium
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium, a difference of 188,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 62nd and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 17 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 571,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1860s | 617,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1870s | 725,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 663,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1880s | 877,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 796,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 939,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 955,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1950s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1960s | 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1970s | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 1990s | 8.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 2010s | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 496,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Belgium or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Belgium and Paraguay?
- 188,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Paraguay rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belgium ranks 62nd 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.