Algeria vs Paraguay: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Algeria
0.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
0.3%
in 2024
Algeria rank
63rd
Paraguay rank
61st

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Algeria
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Paraguay Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1860s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1870s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1880s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Algeria
1890s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Algeria
1900s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Paraguay
1910s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Paraguay
1920s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Paraguay
1930s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Paraguay
1940s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Paraguay
1950s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Paraguay
1960s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Paraguay
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Paraguay
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Paraguay
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Paraguay
2000s 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% Paraguay
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Paraguay
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Algeria or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Algeria and Paraguay?
0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Paraguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Paraguay rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Algeria ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.