Mali vs Paraguay: Greenhouse gas emissions

Mali
65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali rank
74th
Paraguay rank
72nd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Mali
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali, a difference of 553,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 74th and Paraguay ranks 72nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Paraguay Difference Ahead
1850s 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1860s 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 850,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1870s 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1880s 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1890s 4.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 883,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mali
1900s 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1910s 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1920s 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1930s 7.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1940s 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1950s 17.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1960s 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1970s 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1980s 19.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
1990s 46.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
2000s 48.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
2010s 54.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay
2020s 64.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Mali or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 66.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 65.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Mali and Paraguay?
553,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Paraguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mali and Paraguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Mali ranks 74th and Paraguay ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.