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Carbon intensity of the economy — Paraguay

Carbon intensity of the economy in Paraguay in 2022 — 0.116 kg/$. Ranked 25 in the world out of 164. Since 1939, the indicator has risen by 3,766.7%.

2022 0.116 kg/$ −7.94% vs 2021
World rank 25of 164
Period maximum 0.158 kg/$1999
Period minimum 0 kg/$1942

Trend over time

1939–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Paraguay, 1939–202200.050.10.150.219391948195719661975198419932002201120201939: 0.003 kg/$1941: 0.001 kg/$1943: 0 kg/$1945: 0 kg/$1947: 0 kg/$1949: 0 kg/$1951: 0.013 kg/$1953: 0.033 kg/$1955: 0.049 kg/$1957: 0.05 kg/$1959: 0.068 kg/$1961: 0.077 kg/$1963: 0.079 kg/$1965: 0.096 kg/$1967: 0.08 kg/$1969: 0.079 kg/$1971: 0.086 kg/$1973: 0.102 kg/$1975: 0.085 kg/$1977: 0.098 kg/$1979: 0.09 kg/$1981: 0.078 kg/$1983: 0.082 kg/$1985: 0.084 kg/$1987: 0.098 kg/$1989: 0.103 kg/$1991: 0.092 kg/$1993: 0.119 kg/$1995: 0.147 kg/$1997: 0.148 kg/$1999: 0.158 kg/$2001: 0.134 kg/$2003: 0.121 kg/$2005: 0.106 kg/$2007: 0.103 kg/$2009: 0.112 kg/$2011: 0.108 kg/$2013: 0.1 kg/$2015: 0.108 kg/$2017: 0.13 kg/$2019: 0.131 kg/$2021: 0.126 kg/$2022: 0.116 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.113 (+3,766.67%) Average annual rate: 4.5 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 0.116 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South America computed 0.167 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.116 −0.01 −7.94%
2021 0.126 +0.007 +5.88%
2020 0.119 −0.012 −9.16%
2019 0.131 −0.003 −2.24%
2018 0.134 +0.004 +3.08%
2017 0.13 +0.007 +5.69%
2016 0.123 +0.015 +13.89%
2015 0.108 +0.008 +8%
2014 0.1 +0 +0%
2013 0.1 −0.008 −7.41%
2012 0.108 +0 +0%
2011 0.108 −0.001 −0.92%
2010 0.109 −0.003 −2.68%
2009 0.112 +0.01 +9.8%
2008 0.102 −0.001 −0.97%
2007 0.103 −0.002 −1.9%
2006 0.105 −0.001 −0.94%
2005 0.106 −0.011 −9.4%
2004 0.117 −0.004 −3.31%
2003 0.121 −0.001 −0.82%
2002 0.122 −0.012 −8.96%
2001 0.134 +0 +0%
2000 0.134 −0.024 −15.19%
1999 0.158 +0.002 +1.28%
1998 0.156 +0.008 +5.41%
1997 0.148 +0.01 +7.25%
1996 0.138 −0.009 −6.12%
1995 0.147 +0.012 +8.89%
1994 0.135 +0.016 +13.45%
1993 0.119 +0.009 +8.18%
1992 0.11 +0.018 +19.57%
1991 0.092 −0.004 −4.17%
1990 0.096 −0.007 −6.8%
1989 0.103 −0.002 −1.9%
1988 0.105 +0.007 +7.14%
1987 0.098 +0.008 +8.89%
1986 0.09 +0.006 +7.14%
1985 0.084 +0 +0%
1984 0.084 +0.002 +2.44%
1983 0.082 +0.005 +6.49%
1982 0.077 −0.001 −1.28%
1981 0.078 −0.013 −14.29%
1980 0.091 +0.001 +1.11%
1979 0.09 −0.021 −18.92%
1978 0.111 +0.013 +13.27%
1977 0.098 +0.001 +1.03%
1976 0.097 +0.012 +14.12%
1975 0.085 −0.018 −17.48%
1974 0.103 +0.001 +0.98%
1973 0.102 +0.012 +13.33%
1972 0.09 +0.004 +4.65%
1971 0.086 −0.02 −18.87%
1970 0.106 +0.027 +34.18%
1969 0.079 −0.014 −15.05%
1968 0.093 +0.013 +16.25%
1967 0.08 −0.009 −10.11%
1966 0.089 −0.007 −7.29%
1965 0.096 +0.016 +20%
1964 0.08 +0.001 +1.27%
1963 0.079 +0.001 +1.28%
1962 0.078 +0.001 +1.3%
1961 0.077 +0.009 +13.24%
1960 0.068 +0 +0%
1959 0.068 +0.014 +25.93%
1958 0.054 +0.004 +8%
1957 0.05 +0.001 +2.04%
1956 0.049 +0 +0%
1955 0.049 −0.001 −2%
1954 0.05 +0.017 +51.52%
1953 0.033 +0.004 +13.79%
1952 0.029 +0.016 +123.08%
1951 0.013 −0.005 −27.78%
1950 0.018 +0.018 —
1949 0 +0 —
1948 0 +0 —
1947 0 +0 —
1946 0 +0 —
1945 0 +0 —
1944 0 +0 —
1943 0 +0 —
1942 0 −0.001 −100%
1941 0.001 +0 +0%
1940 0.001 −0.002 −66.67%
1939 0.003 — —

South America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UY Uruguay 0.109 PY Paraguay 0.116 CO Colombia 0.12 BR Brazil 0.151 PE Peru 0.19 CL Chile 0.191 AR Argentina 0.215 EC Ecuador 0.24 BO Bolivia 0.3 VE Venezuela 0.724
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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