Per capita methane emissions in Paraguay
Paraguay: Per capita methane emissions was 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
14th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1961
All-time low
2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1891
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Paraguay, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Paraguay peaked at 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1891.
Paraguay ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 11 Botswana 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 Libya 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 13 Chad 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 17 Brunei 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Paraguay?
- Per capita methane emissions in Paraguay was 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1891.
- How does Paraguay rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.