Botswana vs Paraguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Botswana
10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
36th
Paraguay rank
39th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Paraguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 36th and Paraguay ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1870s | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1880s | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1890s | 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1900s | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 13.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 17.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1950s | 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 15.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Botswana, at 10.39 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Botswana ranks 36th and Paraguay ranks 39th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.