Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Papua New Guinea
3.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
3.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Zambia rank
97th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.5 tonnes per person against 3.43 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 97th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.64 tonnes per person | 16.39 tonnes per person | 18.03 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 6.08 tonnes per person | 10.23 tonnes per person | 4.14 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.29 tonnes per person | 6.81 tonnes per person | 0.4813 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.63 tonnes per person | 6.51 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.77 tonnes per person | 7.57 tonnes per person | 0.8004 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.32 tonnes per person | 6.29 tonnes per person | 0.9673 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.64 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person | 0.1464 tonnes per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.5 tonnes per person against 3.43 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 97th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.