Honduras vs Paraguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Honduras
1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Honduras rank
137th
Paraguay rank
138th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Honduras
- Paraguay
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 137th and Paraguay ranks 138th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 8 and Paraguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1860s | 0.3054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1870s | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1890s | 0.3183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1900s | 0.3127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.3322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0.548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1960s | 0.6747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1970s | 0.8722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1980s | 0.8373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 2010s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0592 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, excluding land use and forestry, Honduras or Paraguay?
- Honduras, at 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Honduras and Paraguay?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Paraguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Honduras ranks 137th and Paraguay ranks 138th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.