Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Paraguay
Paraguay: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 1.92 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.92 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
89th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.06 tonnes per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.8945 tonnes per person
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Paraguay is 1.92 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Paraguay peaked at 2.06 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8945 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Paraguay ranks 89th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.8945 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9984 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.96 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.92 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 51% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.92 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 tonnes per person, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.8945 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Paraguay?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Paraguay was 1.92 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8945 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Paraguay ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.