Angola vs Papua New Guinea: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Angola
17.91 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
18.43 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Angola rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Angola
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 18.43 tonnes per square kilometre against 17.91 tonnes per square kilometre in Angola, a difference of 0.52 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Angola ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7515 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3347 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 1970s | 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4131 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 1980s | 4.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4873 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.55 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2000s | 13.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2010s | 19.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2020s | 16.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Angola or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 18.43 tonnes per square kilometre against 17.91 tonnes per square kilometre in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Angola and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.52 tonnes per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Papua New Guinea rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Angola ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.