Ireland vs Paraguay: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Ireland
0.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
0.3%
in 2024
Ireland rank
59th
Paraguay rank
61st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ireland
- Paraguay
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 59th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 17 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 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, Ireland or Paraguay?
- Ireland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Ireland and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Paraguay rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ireland ranks 59th 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.