Botswana vs Paraguay: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Botswana
0.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
0.3%
in 2024
Botswana rank
64th
Paraguay rank
61st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 11 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Botswana ranks 64th 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
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.