Chad vs Paraguay: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Chad
1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chad rank
12th
Paraguay rank
14th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chad
- Paraguay
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 11 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1860s | 0.1542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1870s | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1890s | 0.2837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1900s | 0.3369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.4657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 0.6856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1930s | 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1940s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1950s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.9319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Chad or Paraguay?
- Chad, at 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Chad and Paraguay?
- 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Paraguay rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chad ranks 12th 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.