Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago: Per capita methane emissions
Paraguay
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay rank
14th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
16th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Paraguay
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 14th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 16 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Paraguay or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Paraguay, at 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 14th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.