Iran vs Papua New Guinea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iran
24.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
27.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iran
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.97 million tonnes against 24.26 million tonnes in Iran, a difference of 3.71 million tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.67 million tonnes | -1.83 million tonnes | 7.50 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1860s | 5.64 million tonnes | -2.30 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1870s | 13.80 million tonnes | -2.65 million tonnes | 16.45 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1880s | 18.07 million tonnes | -2.76 million tonnes | 20.83 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1890s | 17.08 million tonnes | 120.48 million tonnes | 103.40 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 16.21 million tonnes | 15.39 million tonnes | 818,247 tonnes | Iran |
| 1910s | 15.65 million tonnes | 140,473 tonnes | 15.51 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1920s | 14.55 million tonnes | -566,761 tonnes | 15.12 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1930s | 12.98 million tonnes | -928,724 tonnes | 13.90 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1940s | 11.26 million tonnes | -2.62 million tonnes | 13.88 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1950s | 38.78 million tonnes | -7.28 million tonnes | 46.07 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1960s | 29.28 million tonnes | -3.55 million tonnes | 32.83 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 18.92 million tonnes | 15.82 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1980s | 15.51 million tonnes | 23.68 million tonnes | 8.17 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 15.83 million tonnes | 32.97 million tonnes | 17.14 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -2.91 million tonnes | 39.44 million tonnes | 42.35 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -12.42 million tonnes | 39.94 million tonnes | 52.36 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.91 million tonnes | 28.88 million tonnes | 14.98 million tonnes | 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, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.97 million tonnes against 24.26 million tonnes in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iran and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.71 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iran ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.