IPPU — Emissions per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, ippu — emissions per capita in Paraguay stood at 0.16 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 132nd of 222 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.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.16 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.33 t CO2eq/cap, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.16 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.165 t CO2eq/cap, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.068 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.087 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.117 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1525 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 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 ippu — emissions per capita in Paraguay?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Paraguay was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2019.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 132nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.