Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Croatia
-2,748 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-12,308 tonnes
in 2024
Croatia rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Croatia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Croatia currently reports -2,748 tonnes against -12,308 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9,560 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Croatia ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 265,264 tonnes | 11,806 tonnes | 253,458 tonnes | Croatia |
| 1960s | 372,755 tonnes | 39,571 tonnes | 333,184 tonnes | Croatia |
| 1970s | 918,384 tonnes | 123,843 tonnes | 794,541 tonnes | Croatia |
| 1980s | 351,456 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | 327,640 tonnes | Croatia |
| 1990s | -166,991 tonnes | 51,497 tonnes | 218,488 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 167,010 tonnes | 271,614 tonnes | 104,604 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -393,189 tonnes | 231,810 tonnes | 625,000 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 128,886 tonnes | 152,542 tonnes | 23,656 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, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
- Croatia, at -2,748 tonnes against -12,308 tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 9,560 tonnes, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Croatia ranks 169th 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.