Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita was 144.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 144.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay peaked at 240.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1997 and was at its lowest, 143.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 2015.
Paraguay ranks 185th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 197.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 161.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 220.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 213 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 177.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 240.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 173.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 162.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 181.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 143.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 164.24 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 144.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 168.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 182 Uruguay 149 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 183 Moldova 148.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 184 Vanuatu 145.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 186 Fiji 142.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 187 Montserrat 141.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 188 Mozambique 141.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Paraguay
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 7.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.94 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 208.53 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay?
- Carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay was 144.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 240.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1997.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 185th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.