Denmark vs Paraguay: Emissions of air pollutants

Denmark
111,133 tonnes
in 2022
Paraguay
104,784 tonnes
in 2022
Denmark rank
91st
Paraguay rank
93rd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Denmark
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 111,133 tonnes against 104,784 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 6,349 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 273 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 93rd of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.