Belgium vs Paraguay: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Belgium
9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
40th
Paraguay rank
38th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Belgium
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Paraguay ahead.
Belgium ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1890s | 9.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1900s | 10.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 11.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 14.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 16.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 13.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 14.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 14.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Belgium or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Belgium and Paraguay?
- 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Belgium ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 38th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.