Macao vs Paraguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Macao
1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Macao rank
136th
Paraguay rank
138th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Macao
- Paraguay
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Paraguay ahead.
Macao ranks 136th and Paraguay ranks 138th of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 0.2427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.2244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0.2308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 0.6495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 1980s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 1990s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2000s | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2010s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
| 2020s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Macao |
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, Macao or Paraguay?
- Macao, at 1.62 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 Macao and Paraguay?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Paraguay?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Paraguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Macao ranks 136th 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.