Papua New Guinea vs Russia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Papua New Guinea
2.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia
2.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
Russia rank
21st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.64 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and Russia ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -2.38 tonnes per person | 13.57 tonnes per person | 15.95 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1860s | -2.92 tonnes per person | 11.85 tonnes per person | 14.77 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1870s | -3.3 tonnes per person | 12.9 tonnes per person | 16.2 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1880s | -3.38 tonnes per person | 13.87 tonnes per person | 17.24 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 144.53 tonnes per person | 15.81 tonnes per person | 128.72 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 18.22 tonnes per person | 18.65 tonnes per person | 0.4311 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1910s | -0.1841 tonnes per person | 10.06 tonnes per person | 10.24 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1920s | -0.9895 tonnes per person | 9.42 tonnes per person | 10.41 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1930s | -1.2 tonnes per person | 15.06 tonnes per person | 16.26 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1940s | -2.21 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | 6.47 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1950s | -4.13 tonnes per person | 5.57 tonnes per person | 9.7 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1960s | -1.78 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | 6.24 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 5.59 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.69 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.11 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 5.89 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.06 tonnes per person | 0.2737 tonnes per person | 5.79 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.63 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.84 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 0.639 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Papua New Guinea or Russia?
- Russia, at 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.64 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Russia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and Russia ranks 21st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.