Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Paraguay
Paraguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 27.76 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Paraguay stood at 27.76 kilograms per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Paraguay peaked at 49.97 kilograms per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.76 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.19 kilograms per person | 31.37 kilograms per person | 49.97 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.31 kilograms per person | 33.79 kilograms per person | 43.13 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.47 kilograms per person | 33.11 kilograms per person | 35.78 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.53 kilograms per person | 27.76 kilograms per person | 34.83 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 sector in Paraguay?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Paraguay was 27.76 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49.97 kilograms per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.76 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Paraguay ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.