Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Papua New Guinea
-0.1%
in 2024
Yemen
-0.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
169th
Yemen rank
170th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.1% against -0.2% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 169th and Yemen ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.4% | 701.2% | 687.9% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 13.5% | 26.4% | 12.9% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 1.2% | 12.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 12.7% | 11.2% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -5.2% | 9.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -3.0% | 4.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.1% against -0.2% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 169th and Yemen ranks 170th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.