Paraguay vs South Sudan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Paraguay
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay rank
14th
South Sudan rank
11th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Paraguay
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.
Paraguay ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 201 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.6166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.7454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Paraguay or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 1.56 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 Paraguay and South Sudan?
- 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and South Sudan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 14th and South Sudan ranks 11th 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.