Ireland vs Paraguay: Nitrous oxide emissions

Ireland
8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland rank
59th
Paraguay rank
61st

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Ireland
  • Paraguay
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M185019372024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay, a difference of 100,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 59th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 17 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Paraguay Difference Ahead
1850s 484,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 438,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1860s 517,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 468,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1870s 644,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 582,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1880s 839,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 758,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1890s 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 970,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1900s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 311,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 939,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1910s 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 467,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 681,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1920s 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 468,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 807,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1930s 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 499,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1940s 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1950s 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1960s 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1970s 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1980s 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
1990s 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2000s 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2010s 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 420,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ireland
2020s 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 333,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ireland or Paraguay?
Ireland, at 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ireland and Paraguay?
100,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Paraguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Paraguay rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Ireland ranks 59th 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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.