Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Paraguay
Paraguay: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
14th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide 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
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Paraguay is 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Paraguay peaked at 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Paraguay 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 0.1302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.1321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.1295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1875 | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1877 | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1878 | 0.2565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1879 | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1880 | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.2625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1882 | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1883 | 0.2284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1884 | 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1885 | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1886 | 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +39.7% |
| 1891 | 0.1998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1893 | 0.2246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1894 | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1895 | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1896 | 0.2956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1897 | 0.3262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1898 | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 1899 | 0.3929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1901 | 0.4567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1902 | 0.5002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1903 | 0.5471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1905 | 0.6499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1907 | 0.7385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1908 | 0.7689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1909 | 0.7862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.7877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.7803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.7632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 0.7536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1917 | 0.7201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1918 | 0.7077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.6944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.6804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.6644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1922 | 0.6457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1923 | 0.6252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1924 | 0.6039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1925 | 0.5825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1926 | 0.5617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1927 | 0.5422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1928 | 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1929 | 0.5094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1930 | 0.4971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.4892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1932 | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.4866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.4899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.5013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.5078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.5139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.5185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.5394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1942 | 0.5856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1943 | 0.6507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1944 | 0.7269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1945 | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 1946 | 0.8843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1947 | 0.953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1948 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1949 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 4.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +39.7% | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 11 South Sudan 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 Chad 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 13 Estonia 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 15 Brunei 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Latvia 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 17 Argentina 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Paraguay?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Paraguay was 1.24 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Paraguay rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 nitrous oxide 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.