Paraguay vs Uruguay: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Paraguay
7.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
7.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay rank
120th
Uruguay rank
119th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.97 million tonnes against 7.94 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 36,550 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Uruguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 119th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 720,324 tonnes | 720,324 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.3 tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 40 tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1,843 tonnes | 947,829 tonnes | 945,986 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 7,293 tonnes | 792,732 tonnes | 785,439 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 803.7 tonnes | 649,172 tonnes | 648,368 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 166,428 tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 456,082 tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 970,182 tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.65 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 3.36 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.97 million tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.39 million tonnes | 6.92 million tonnes | 525,090 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.75 million tonnes | 7.48 million tonnes | 267,884 tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.97 million tonnes against 7.94 million tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 36,550 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 120th and Uruguay ranks 119th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.