Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 5.39 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions per capita in Paraguay stood at 5.39 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Paraguay peaked at 16.15 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.39 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.53 t CO2eq/cap | 13.34 t CO2eq/cap | 16.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.09 t CO2eq/cap | 11.44 t CO2eq/cap | 12.78 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.05 t CO2eq/cap | 6.96 t CO2eq/cap | 11.31 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 t CO2eq/cap | 5.39 t CO2eq/cap | 6.85 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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More climate change data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 11.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Paraguay?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Paraguay was 5.39 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.15 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.