Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Algeria
84.28 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
80.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Algeria rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
150th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Algeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 84.28 tonnes per square kilometre against 80.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Algeria |
| 1970s | 20.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 38 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 30.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 56.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 41.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 43.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 97.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 53.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 64.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 101.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 80.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 81.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Algeria, at 84.28 tonnes per square kilometre against 80.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Algeria ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 150th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.