Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Paraguay
Paraguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0254 tonnes per person
in 1920
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1890
Years of data
92
1890–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Paraguay, 1890–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 92 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Paraguay peaked at 0.0254 tonnes per person in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1890.
That places Paraguay 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person compare
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More climate change data for Paraguay
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 7.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.94 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 208.53 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.15 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Paraguay?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Paraguay was 0 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 tonnes per person in 1920.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1890.
- How does Paraguay rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Paraguay ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.