Methane emissions in Paraguay

Paraguay emitted 26.4 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Paraguay, 2024 26.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 26.4 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 60th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Paraguay over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period Paraguay
2024 26.4 Mt CO2e
2023 26.4 Mt CO2e
2022 26.5 Mt CO2e
2021 27.2 Mt CO2e
2020 27.5 Mt CO2e
2019 26.9 Mt CO2e
2018 26.4 Mt CO2e
2017 27.0 Mt CO2e
2016 27.0 Mt CO2e
2015 27.5 Mt CO2e
2014 28.3 Mt CO2e
2013 26.6 Mt CO2e
2012 26.6 Mt CO2e
2011 25.5 Mt CO2e
2010 25.5 Mt CO2e
2009 23.5 Mt CO2e
2008 21.6 Mt CO2e
2007 20.8 Mt CO2e
2006 19.0 Mt CO2e
2005 17.5 Mt CO2e
2004 17.1 Mt CO2e
2003 17.9 Mt CO2e
2002 16.4 Mt CO2e
2001 17.3 Mt CO2e
2000 17.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 26.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 28.3 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −6.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Paraguay has the 60th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Paraguay
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database