Emissions of air pollutants in Paraguay
Paraguay: Emissions of air pollutants was 104,784 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
104,784 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
93rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
104,784 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
59.63 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Paraguay, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Paraguay stood at 104,784 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Paraguay peaked at 104,784 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.63 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Paraguay 93rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 59.63 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 59.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 60.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 60.55 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 60.86 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 61.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 61.48 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 61.78 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 62.09 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 62.4 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 62.71 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 63.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 63.35 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 63.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 64 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 64.32 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 64.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 64.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 65.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 65.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 65.94 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 66.28 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 66.62 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 66.95 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 67.29 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 67.63 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 67.97 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 68.31 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 68.65 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 68.99 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 69.33 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 69.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 70.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 70.39 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 70.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 71.11 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 71.46 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 71.82 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 72.17 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 72.53 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 72.88 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 73.26 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 73.63 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 74.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 74.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 75.12 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 75.49 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 75.87 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 76.24 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 76.61 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 77.22 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 77.83 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 78.44 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 79.05 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 79.66 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 80.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 80.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 81.52 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1809 | 82.14 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 82.76 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1811 | 83.41 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 84.06 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 84.72 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 85.37 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 86.03 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 86.68 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 87.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 88.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 88.67 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 89.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 94.64 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1822 | 99.96 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1823 | 105.3 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1824 | 110.67 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1825 | 116.06 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1826 | 121.48 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1827 | 126.92 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1828 | 132.39 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1829 | 137.89 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1830 | 143.41 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1831 | 147.34 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1832 | 151.3 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1833 | 155.27 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1834 | 159.26 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1835 | 163.27 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1836 | 167.28 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1837 | 171.33 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1838 | 175.38 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1839 | 179.46 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1840 | 183.55 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1841 | 188.58 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1842 | 193.63 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1843 | 198.69 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1844 | 203.79 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1845 | 208.89 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1846 | 214.02 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1847 | 219.18 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1848 | 224.35 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1849 | 229.55 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1850 | 233.75 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1851 | 236 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 238.26 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 240.53 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 242.81 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 245.09 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 247.52 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 249.96 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 252.4 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 254.84 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 257.3 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 260.95 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 264.61 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1863 | 268.29 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1864 | 271.99 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1865 | 275.7 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 279.74 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1867 | 283.72 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 287.71 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 291.72 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 295.75 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 299.15 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 302.55 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 305.99 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 309.42 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 312.85 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 316.87 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 320.89 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 324.91 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 328.93 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 332.94 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 339.51 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1882 | 346.11 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1883 | 352.73 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1884 | 359.37 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1885 | 366.06 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 373.8 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1887 | 381.57 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1888 | 389.5 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1889 | 397.45 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 405.44 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1891 | 415.03 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1892 | 424.65 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1893 | 434.31 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 443.98 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 453.69 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1896 | 465.3 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1897 | 476.93 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 488.6 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 500.3 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 512.02 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 550.76 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1902 | 590.91 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1903 | 632.36 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1904 | 675.11 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1905 | 719.18 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1906 | 763.9 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1907 | 810.04 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1908 | 857.49 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1909 | 906.39 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1910 | 956.41 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1911 | 991.82 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1912 | 1,028 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1913 | 1,065 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 1,102 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 1,141 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 1,194 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1917 | 1,249 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1918 | 1,306 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1919 | 1,364 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1920 | 1,422 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1921 | 1,501 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1922 | 1,583 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1923 | 1,666 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 1,751 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1925 | 1,859 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1926 | 1,952 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1927 | 2,038 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1928 | 2,123 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 2,205 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 2,284 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 2,352 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1932 | 2,416 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1933 | 2,478 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1934 | 2,540 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 2,603 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1936 | 2,679 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 2,779 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 2,879 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1939 | 2,978 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 3,075 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 3,199 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 3,319 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1943 | 3,444 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1944 | 3,574 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1945 | 3,706 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1946 | 3,858 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1947 | 4,019 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 4,182 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 4,362 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 5,817 tonnes | +33.4% |
| 1951 | 5,675 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 6,808 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1953 | 7,334 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1954 | 8,489 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1955 | 8,608 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 8,778 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 9,073 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 9,648 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1959 | 10,565 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1960 | 10,570 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 11,451 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 11,848 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 12,073 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 12,281 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 13,553 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 13,136 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 12,965 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 13,920 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 13,168 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 14,728 tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 14,544 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 15,045 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 16,824 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 16,717 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 16,244 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 17,870 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 21,288 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 24,650 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 25,441 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 27,647 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 27,444 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 27,840 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 27,838 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 29,390 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 29,959 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 30,068 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 34,576 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 37,734 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 39,009 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 39,539 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 39,324 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 42,634 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 47,530 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 53,368 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 61,305 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 60,826 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 65,343 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 66,559 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 64,496 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 54,618 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 56,427 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 57,005 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 59,186 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 56,572 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 52,896 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 50,812 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 52,124 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 52,598 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57,624 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 64,744 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 67,311 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 67,791 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67,542 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 71,104 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 75,328 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 87,269 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 94,579 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 98,330 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 97,433 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93,034 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 101,516 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 104,784 tonnes | +3.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 104,784 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 104,784 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155 tonnes, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +33.4% | 4,362 tonnes | 5,817 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 61.01 tonnes | 59.63 tonnes | 62.4 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 64.16 tonnes | 62.71 tonnes | 65.61 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 67.46 tonnes | 65.94 tonnes | 68.99 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 70.93 tonnes | 69.33 tonnes | 72.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 74.56 tonnes | 72.88 tonnes | 76.24 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 79.36 tonnes | 76.61 tonnes | 82.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 85.71 tonnes | 82.76 tonnes | 88.67 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 113.47 tonnes | 89.34 tonnes | 137.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 161.33 tonnes | 143.41 tonnes | 179.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 206.42 tonnes | 183.55 tonnes | 229.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 244.12 tonnes | 233.75 tonnes | 254.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 274.17 tonnes | 257.3 tonnes | 291.72 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 311.73 tonnes | 295.75 tonnes | 328.93 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 363.9 tonnes | 332.94 tonnes | 397.45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 450.82 tonnes | 405.44 tonnes | 500.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 701.81 tonnes | 512.02 tonnes | 906.39 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,140 tonnes | 956.41 tonnes | 1,364 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,810 tonnes | 1,422 tonnes | 2,205 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,599 tonnes | 2,284 tonnes | 2,978 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3,674 tonnes | 3,075 tonnes | 4,362 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 8,079 tonnes | 5,675 tonnes | 10,565 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 12,496 tonnes | 10,570 tonnes | 13,920 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,335 tonnes | 14,544 tonnes | 25,441 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,150 tonnes | 27,444 tonnes | 39,009 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,093 tonnes | 39,324 tonnes | 66,559 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,986 tonnes | 50,812 tonnes | 59,186 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,143 tonnes | 64,744 tonnes | 98,330 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,778 tonnes | 93,034 tonnes | 104,784 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Paraguay?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Paraguay was 104,784 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 104,784 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.63 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Paraguay rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Paraguay ranks 93rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.