What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Paraguay?

The lowest recorded value was 20.9 tonnes in 1750.

How does Paraguay rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Paraguay ranks 141st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Paraguay

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Paraguay
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Paraguay: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 10,574 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

10,574 tonnes

Change on year

up 4.0%

World rank

141st

of 220 countries

All-time high

20,195 tonnes

in 1999

All-time low

20.9 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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

Paraguay recorded 10,574 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Paraguay peaked at 20,195 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.9 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Paraguay 141st 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	21.35 tonnes	20.9 tonnes	21.79 tonnes	10
1760s	22.34 tonnes	21.88 tonnes	22.79 tonnes	10
1770s	23.37 tonnes	22.89 tonnes	23.83 tonnes	10
1780s	24.42 tonnes	23.94 tonnes	24.9 tonnes	10
1790s	25.51 tonnes	25.01 tonnes	26 tonnes	10
1800s	26.62 tonnes	26.11 tonnes	27.13 tonnes	10
1810s	27.76 tonnes	27.24 tonnes	28.27 tonnes	10
1820s	35.43 tonnes	28.39 tonnes	42.44 tonnes	10
1830s	48.65 tonnes	43.98 tonnes	53.28 tonnes	10
1840s	60.03 tonnes	54.3 tonnes	65.71 tonnes	10
1850s	68.8 tonnes	66.78 tonnes	70.7 tonnes	10
1860s	73.62 tonnes	71.11 tonnes	76.04 tonnes	10
1870s	79.44 tonnes	76.54 tonnes	82.66 tonnes	10
1880s	87.64 tonnes	83.39 tonnes	92.39 tonnes	10
1890s	100.21 tonnes	93.53 tonnes	107.61 tonnes	10
1900s	130.99 tonnes	109.39 tonnes	153.02 tonnes	10
1910s	172.58 tonnes	157.94 tonnes	191.71 tonnes	10
1920s	228.68 tonnes	196.81 tonnes	259.32 tonnes	10
1930s	289.79 tonnes	266.05 tonnes	318.88 tonnes	10
1940s	366.85 tonnes	326.64 tonnes	409.23 tonnes	10
1950s	1,155 tonnes	636.02 tonnes	1,767 tonnes	10
1960s	2,467 tonnes	1,778 tonnes	3,080 tonnes	10
1970s	5,515 tonnes	3,569 tonnes	9,392 tonnes	10
1980s	8,205 tonnes	7,325 tonnes	10,279 tonnes	10
1990s	15,656 tonnes	10,055 tonnes	20,195 tonnes	10
2000s	16,578 tonnes	11,410 tonnes	19,238 tonnes	10
2010s	12,073 tonnes	9,709 tonnes	15,961 tonnes	10
2020s	9,989 tonnes	9,223 tonnes	10,574 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

138 Austria 11,554 tonnes compare
140 Malawi 10,657 tonnes compare
142 Costa Rica 9,892 tonnes compare
143 Niger 9,506 tonnes compare
144 Benin 9,388 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More energy & mining data for Paraguay

Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
Ores and metals imports 1.6% (2025)
Ores and metals exports 1.7% (2025)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 11.0% (2025)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.9% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 63.5% (2023)

All data for Paraguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Paraguay?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Paraguay was 10,574 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 coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 20,195 tonnes in 1999.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 20.9 tonnes in 1750.
How does Paraguay rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Paraguay ranks 141st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.