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