Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 1.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Paraguay, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Paraguay peaked at 1.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
That places Paraguay 18th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +52.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 10.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 14.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +52.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Paraguay?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Paraguay was 1.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Paraguay ranks 18th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.