Paraguay Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
41,442,035
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.19%
increase
Global Share
0.08%
Per Capita
5.6
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Paraguay were 41,442,035 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.19% over the previous year, representing an increase by 487,484 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 40,954,551 tons.
- Per capita: 5.6 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- Paraguay accounts for 0.08% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,442,035 | 8,025,319 | 26,448,907 | 6,248,627 | 719,182 | 5.6 | 1.19% | 0.078% |
| 2023 | 40,954,551 | 7,742,383 | 26,369,201 | 6,170,502 | 672,465 | 5.6 | −0.59% | 0.078% |
| 2022 | 41,197,579 | 8,005,139 | 26,521,980 | 6,044,892 | 625,567 | 5.7 | −2.84% | 0.080% |
| 2021 | 42,403,802 | 7,977,130 | 27,227,617 | 6,620,023 | 579,031 | 5.93 | −0.42% | 0.083% |
| 2020 | 42,584,451 | 7,854,910 | 27,473,326 | 6,724,971 | 531,243 | 6.03 | 0.42% | 0.087% |
| 2019 | 42,408,079 | 8,521,845 | 26,936,383 | 6,464,978 | 484,874 | 6.07 | 0.97% | 0.083% |
| 2018 | 42,000,357 | 8,742,877 | 26,435,622 | 6,382,436 | 439,422 | 6.09 | −1.03% | 0.083% |
| 2017 | 42,437,645 | 8,468,772 | 27,033,162 | 6,547,832 | 387,880 | 6.23 | 2.98% | 0.086% |
| 2016 | 41,209,173 | 7,512,193 | 26,982,316 | 6,368,899 | 345,765 | 6.13 | 0.85% | 0.085% |
| 2015 | 40,860,442 | 6,661,034 | 27,470,008 | 6,426,333 | 303,067 | 6.15 | −0.62% | 0.084% |
| 2014 | 41,116,749 | 5,949,948 | 28,270,259 | 6,622,289 | 274,252 | 6.27 | 6.09% | 0.085% |
| 2013 | 38,755,906 | 5,640,965 | 26,620,518 | 6,242,818 | 251,604 | 5.99 | 1.98% | 0.080% |
| 2012 | 38,005,222 | 5,412,333 | 26,593,044 | 5,755,045 | 244,801 | 5.96 | 3.18% | 0.080% |
| 2011 | 36,832,554 | 5,451,027 | 25,507,425 | 5,634,029 | 240,072 | 5.85 | 1.04% | 0.079% |
| 2010 | 36,453,676 | 5,243,934 | 25,541,812 | 5,429,504 | 238,427 | 5.87 | 8.94% | 0.080% |
| 2009 | 33,461,452 | 4,712,781 | 23,531,532 | 4,977,302 | 239,838 | 5.46 | 8.25% | 0.077% |
| 2008 | 30,910,023 | 4,567,701 | 21,554,260 | 4,556,047 | 232,014 | 5.11 | 4.07% | 0.071% |
| 2007 | 29,700,933 | 3,911,142 | 20,843,472 | 4,723,212 | 223,107 | 4.98 | 7.45% | 0.069% |
| 2006 | 27,640,840 | 4,116,007 | 18,964,508 | 4,341,895 | 218,431 | 4.7 | 7.05% | 0.066% |
| 2005 | 25,819,830 | 3,819,531 | 17,473,496 | 4,319,783 | 207,020 | 4.46 | 0.74% | 0.063% |
| 2004 | 25,629,864 | 4,140,871 | 17,116,868 | 4,198,798 | 173,326 | 4.49 | −3.4% | 0.065% |
| 2003 | 26,531,524 | 4,092,468 | 17,850,963 | 4,442,749 | 145,343 | 4.73 | 7.75% | 0.070% |
| 2002 | 24,622,535 | 3,965,144 | 16,430,890 | 4,108,842 | 117,660 | 4.47 | −3.29% | 0.067% |
| 2001 | 25,459,919 | 3,786,948 | 17,337,687 | 4,241,840 | 93,444 | 4.71 | 2.3% | 0.071% |
| 2000 | 24,887,580 | 3,642,619 | 17,027,929 | 4,148,822 | 68,210 | 4.69 | −2.64% | 0.070% |
| 1999 | 25,561,158 | 4,418,411 | 16,972,346 | 4,132,822 | 37,578 | 4.92 | −1.89% | 0.073% |
| 1998 | 26,054,356 | 4,421,731 | 17,413,550 | 4,193,307 | 25,769 | 5.12 | 0.61% | 0.075% |
| 1997 | 25,895,268 | 4,220,633 | 17,449,349 | 4,206,352 | 18,935 | 5.2 | 1.47% | 0.075% |
| 1996 | 25,518,946 | 3,813,358 | 17,355,696 | 4,336,171 | 13,720 | 5.24 | −0.11% | 0.075% |
| 1995 | 25,546,274 | 3,859,743 | 17,427,054 | 4,250,730 | 8,746 | 5.37 | 7.7% | 0.076% |
| 1994 | 23,720,325 | 3,401,379 | 16,331,964 | 3,981,889 | 5,093 | 5.1 | 6.31% | 0.072% |
| 1993 | 22,312,479 | 2,915,815 | 15,593,763 | 3,800,736 | 2,165 | 4.91 | 9.4% | 0.069% |
| 1992 | 20,395,998 | 2,558,089 | 14,409,084 | 3,427,484 | 1,341 | 4.6 | 4.73% | 0.063% |
| 1991 | 19,474,533 | 2,134,305 | 13,961,252 | 3,378,127 | 848 | 4.5 | −6.24% | 0.060% |
| 1990 | 20,770,442 | 2,184,025 | 14,980,178 | 3,606,109 | 130 | 4.93 | 0.88% | 0.064% |
| 1989 | 20,588,318 | 2,051,865 | 14,950,140 | 3,586,313 | 0 | 5.02 | 0.89% | 0.064% |
| 1988 | 20,407,692 | 2,050,761 | 14,748,902 | 3,608,030 | 0 | 5.11 | 5.08% | 0.065% |
| 1987 | 19,421,093 | 1,816,217 | 14,227,883 | 3,376,993 | 0 | 5 | 4.09% | 0.064% |
| 1986 | 18,657,776 | 1,634,738 | 13,795,872 | 3,227,167 | 0 | 4.94 | 2.03% | 0.063% |
| 1985 | 18,286,770 | 1,530,970 | 13,628,173 | 3,127,627 | 0 | 4.98 | 3.19% | 0.063% |
| 1984 | 17,721,153 | 1,533,651 | 13,125,656 | 3,061,847 | 0 | 4.97 | 4.28% | 0.061% |
| 1983 | 16,994,294 | 1,396,122 | 12,681,869 | 2,916,303 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.77% | 0.061% |
| 1982 | 16,535,839 | 1,433,375 | 12,314,994 | 2,787,469 | 0 | 4.91 | 4.31% | 0.060% |
| 1981 | 15,853,090 | 1,446,938 | 11,761,360 | 2,644,792 | 0 | 4.85 | 7.55% | 0.057% |
| 1980 | 14,740,083 | 1,498,031 | 10,796,425 | 2,445,627 | 0 | 4.63 | 1.49% | 0.052% |
| 1979 | 14,524,261 | 1,464,501 | 10,635,314 | 2,424,445 | 0 | 4.69 | −1.78% | 0.051% |
| 1978 | 14,787,032 | 1,528,885 | 10,836,493 | 2,421,653 | 0 | 4.91 | 1.83% | 0.053% |
| 1977 | 14,521,811 | 1,272,583 | 10,857,734 | 2,391,495 | 0 | 4.95 | 6.37% | 0.053% |
| 1976 | 13,652,624 | 894,435 | 10,482,414 | 2,275,775 | 0 | 4.77 | 9.24% | 0.051% |
| 1975 | 12,498,004 | 805,154 | 9,626,524 | 2,066,326 | 0 | 4.48 | 4.88% | 0.049% |
| 1974 | 11,916,009 | 750,607 | 9,190,586 | 1,974,815 | 0 | 4.38 | 2.62% | 0.047% |
| 1973 | 11,612,071 | 775,797 | 8,926,259 | 1,910,016 | 0 | 4.37 | 5.55% | 0.046% |
| 1972 | 11,001,294 | 702,119 | 8,488,439 | 1,810,736 | 0 | 4.24 | 3.17% | 0.045% |
| 1971 | 10,663,784 | 644,884 | 8,251,461 | 1,767,439 | 0 | 4.21 | 3.05% | 0.046% |
| 1970 | 10,348,620 | 634,016 | 7,983,639 | 1,730,966 | 0 | 4.18 | – | 0.045% |
See also
- Paraguay CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Paraguay
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).