How does Paraguay rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?

Paraguay ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Paraguay

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Paraguay
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Paraguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP was 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

170th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Paraguay, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Paraguay is 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Paraguay ranks 170th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP in Paraguay, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1962	0.0078 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1963	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1964	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1965	0.0095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1966	0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1967	0.0106 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1968	0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1969	0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1970	0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1971	0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1972	0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1973	0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1974	0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1975	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1976	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1977	0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1978	0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1979	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1980	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1981	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1982	0.0037 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1983	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1984	0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+34.7%
1985	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+46.3%
1986	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1987	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1988	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1989	0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1990	0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1991	0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1992	0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1993	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1994	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1995	0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1996	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1997	0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1998	0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.8%
1999	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2000	0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2001	0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2002	0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.3%
2003	0.0106 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2004	0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2005	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2006	0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2007	0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
2008	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
2009	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
2010	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2011	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2012	0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2013	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2014	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2015	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2016	0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2017	0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2018	0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2019	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2020	0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2021	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2022	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2023	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2024	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.2%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

Paraguay's 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Paraguay's 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 56% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

167 Maldives 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
168 Guyana 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
169 Comoros 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
172 Kenya 0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
173 Guatemala 0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Paraguay?: Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp in Paraguay was 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Paraguay rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp?: Paraguay ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.