Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Namibia
0.1172
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1204
in 2024
Namibia rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1204 against 0.1172 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0032.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 191 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1371 | 0.1483 | 0.0112 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1407 | 0.221 | 0.0803 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1252 | 0.1508 | 0.0255 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1265 | 0.1299 | 0.0034 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1204 against 0.1172 in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0032, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.