Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 6.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Paraguay, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 6.2 for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Paraguay peaked at 6.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 2011.
That places Paraguay 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.4 | — |
| 2012 | 5.78 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 5.88 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.54 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.49 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.68 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.74 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.69 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.65 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.58 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.74 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.98 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.17 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 6.2 | +0.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.94, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6.2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.65 | 5.4 | 5.88 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.89 | 5.58 | 6.2 | 6 |
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 life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Paraguay?
- Life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Paraguay was 6.2 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 2011.
- How does Paraguay rank for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.