Brunei vs Paraguay: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Brunei
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
15th
Paraguay rank
14th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brunei
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brunei, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1860s | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1870s | 0.3848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1880s | 0.3539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1890s | 0.2908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brunei |
| 1900s | 0.2517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0.4298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.2809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Brunei or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brunei and Paraguay?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Paraguay rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brunei ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.