Malaysia vs Paraguay: Nitrous oxide emissions
Malaysia
8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malaysia rank
58th
Paraguay rank
61st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malaysia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Paraguay, a difference of 298,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 10 and Paraguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 125,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 135,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 160,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 194,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 224,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 272,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 381,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 531,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 634,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 704,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 836,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 454,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 621,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Malaysia or Paraguay?
- Malaysia, at 8.87 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 Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 298,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malaysia ranks 58th 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.