Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Paraguay

Paraguay: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 51.88 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
51.88 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
13th
of 209 countries
All-time high
74.45 %
in 1991
All-time low
46.9 %
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Paraguay, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 73.3 %1991: 74.5 %1992: 73.6 %1993: 72 %1994: 70.8 %1995: 69.3 %1996: 69.8 %1997: 69.2 %1998: 69 %1999: 68.6 %2000: 70.7 %2001: 68.9 %2002: 69.3 %2003: 68 %2004: 69.4 %2005: 68.7 %2006: 68 %2007: 66.1 %2008: 66.6 %2009: 65.7 %2010: 64.2 %2011: 62.1 %2012: 61.5 %2013: 60.8 %2014: 59.6 %2015: 59.5 %2016: 48.1 %2017: 46.9 %2018: 47.7 %2019: 47.1 %2020: 46.9 %2021: 51.2 %2022: 52.4 %2023: 51.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 51.88 % for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Paraguay peaked at 74.45 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 46.9 %, in 2020.

Paraguay ranks 13th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.01 % 68.58 % 74.45 % 10
2000s 68.13 % 65.72 % 70.68 % 10
2010s 55.75 % 46.92 % 64.24 % 10
2020s 50.61 % 46.9 % 52.44 % 4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 10 Bhutan 56.06 % compare
  2. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.69 % compare
  3. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 52.15 % compare
  4. 14 Vanuatu 51.23 % compare
  5. 15 Mozambique 46.03 % compare
  6. 16 Solomon Islands 45.13 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Paraguay?
Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Paraguay was 51.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 74.45 % in 1991.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 46.9 % in 2020.
How does Paraguay rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
Paraguay ranks 13th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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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.