AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 8.72 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 8.72 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Paraguay peaked at 21.09 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.72 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 6th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.09 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 20.19 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 19.8 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 19.66 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 19.41 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.27 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 18.77 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 18.48 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 18.05 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 18.3 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.02 t CO2eq/cap | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 17.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 16.94 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.93 t CO2eq/cap | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.26 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 16.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.15 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 16.71 t CO2eq/cap | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.96 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.5 t CO2eq/cap | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 15.49 t CO2eq/cap | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.47 t CO2eq/cap | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.46 t CO2eq/cap | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.13 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.29 t CO2eq/cap | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 13.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.82 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.01 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.96 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.23 t CO2eq/cap | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 8.79 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 8.72 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 8.72 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 12.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 8.72 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.805 t CO2eq/cap, 10.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -28.8% | 12.96 t CO2eq/cap | 9.23 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3 t CO2eq/cap | 18.05 t CO2eq/cap | 21.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.56 t CO2eq/cap | 15.96 t CO2eq/cap | 17.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.58 t CO2eq/cap | 12.82 t CO2eq/cap | 16.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.93 t CO2eq/cap | 8.72 t CO2eq/cap | 12.96 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More climate change data for Paraguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 195.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 39,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,239 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 31.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,010 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 333.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.58 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Paraguay?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Paraguay was 8.72 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.09 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 6th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.