Chad vs Papua New Guinea: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Chad
-16,993 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-12,308 tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
171st
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Chad
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -12,308 tonnes against -16,993 tonnes in Chad, a difference of 4,685 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,632 tonnes | 11,806 tonnes | 8,174 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 9,893 tonnes | 39,571 tonnes | 29,678 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 4,030 tonnes | 123,843 tonnes | 119,813 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -9,893 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | 33,709 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 37,099 tonnes | 51,497 tonnes | 14,398 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 74,613 tonnes | 271,614 tonnes | 197,001 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 108,008 tonnes | 231,810 tonnes | 123,803 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 106,323 tonnes | 152,542 tonnes | 46,219 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Chad or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -12,308 tonnes against -16,993 tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 4,685 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Papua New Guinea rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chad ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.