Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Papua New Guinea
3.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Paraguay
3.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
101st
Paraguay rank
103rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.43 tonnes per person against 3.35 tonnes per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.07 tonnes per person | 18.36 tonnes per person | 22.43 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | -1.64 tonnes per person | 15.54 tonnes per person | 17.18 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 6.08 tonnes per person | 17.53 tonnes per person | 11.45 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 7.29 tonnes per person | 13.65 tonnes per person | 6.36 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 7.63 tonnes per person | 13.05 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 6.77 tonnes per person | 10.6 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 5.32 tonnes per person | 7.68 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.64 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 0.1577 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.43 tonnes per person against 3.35 tonnes per person in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Paraguay ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.