Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 10.58 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Paraguay, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 10.58 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Paraguay peaked at 10.58 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1950.
Paraguay ranks 120th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,264 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 39,978 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 90,496 tonnes | 47,247 tonnes | 145,374 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 411,051 tonnes | 188,985 tonnes | 720,169 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million tonnes | 800,740 tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 3.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.85 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | 5.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 8.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.89 million tonnes | 9.19 million tonnes | 10.58 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 13.22 million tonnes compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.94 million tonnes compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 11.35 million tonnes compare
- 121 Uganda 10.44 million tonnes compare
- 122 Nicaragua 8.74 million tonnes compare
- 123 Mongolia 8.30 million tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Paraguay?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Paraguay was 10.58 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Paraguay rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Paraguay ranks 120th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.