Northern America vs Papua New Guinea: AFOLU — Emissions Share

Northern America
-3.79 %
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
74.66 %
in 2023
Northern America rank
25th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

AFOLU — Emissions Share over time

  • Northern America
  • Papua New Guinea
-250255075100199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 74.66 % against -3.79 % in Northern America, a difference of 78.45 %.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 19.7 times Northern America's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 31 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -12.46 % 91.97 % 104.43 % Papua New Guinea
2000s -9.58 % 87.07 % 96.65 % Papua New Guinea
2010s -11.25 % 80.68 % 91.94 % Papua New Guinea
2020s -5.17 % 76.48 % 81.64 % Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions share, Northern America or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 74.66 % against -3.79 % in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions share between Northern America and Papua New Guinea?
78.45 %, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Northern America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for afolu — emissions share?
Northern America ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.