Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Co2 land use per capita

Congo
2.74
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.64
in 2024
Congo rank
19th
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd

Co2 land use per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.74 against 2.64 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1850s 2.73 -2.38 5.11 Congo
1860s 19.75 -2.92 22.67 Congo
1870s 32.35 -3.3 35.65 Congo
1880s 30.24 -3.38 33.62 Congo
1890s 2.97 144.53 141.56 Papua New Guinea
1900s -11.2 18.22 29.42 Papua New Guinea
1910s -18.27 -0.1841 18.09 Papua New Guinea
1920s 27.47 -0.9895 28.46 Congo
1930s 41.09 -1.2 42.29 Congo
1940s 57.57 -2.21 59.79 Congo
1950s 72.83 -4.13 76.96 Congo
1960s 19.03 -1.78 20.81 Congo
1970s 5.2 5.59 0.3968 Papua New Guinea
1980s 3.24 6.69 3.45 Papua New Guinea
1990s 5.48 7.11 1.63 Papua New Guinea
2000s 5.13 6.06 0.9331 Papua New Guinea
2010s 4.39 4.63 0.2374 Papua New Guinea
2020s 3 2.84 0.1607 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 land use per capita, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Congo, at 2.74 against 2.64 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use per capita between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.1, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for co2 land use per capita?
Congo ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Co2 land use per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed