Norway vs Paraguay: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Norway
10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway rank
36th
Paraguay rank
38th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Norway
- Paraguay
How they compare
Norway currently reports 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Paraguay ahead.
Norway ranks 36th and Paraguay ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 11.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Norway or Paraguay?
- Norway, at 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Norway and Paraguay?
- 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Paraguay rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Norway ranks 36th 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.