Liberia vs Papua New Guinea: Co2 land use

Liberia
24.26 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
27.97 million
in 2024
Liberia rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Co2 land use over time

  • Liberia
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.97 million against 24.26 million in Liberia, a difference of 3.71 million.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1850s 13.42 million -1.83 million 15.25 million Liberia
1860s 4.94 million -2.30 million 7.24 million Liberia
1870s 2.79 million -2.65 million 5.44 million Liberia
1880s 2.76 million -2.76 million 5.52 million Liberia
1890s 2.76 million 120.48 million 117.72 million Papua New Guinea
1900s 4.90 million 15.39 million 10.50 million Papua New Guinea
1910s 5.55 million 140,473 5.41 million Liberia
1920s 9.02 million -566,761 9.59 million Liberia
1930s 10.28 million -928,724 11.21 million Liberia
1940s 36.78 million -2.62 million 39.40 million Liberia
1950s 15.07 million -7.28 million 22.35 million Liberia
1960s 3.70 million -3.55 million 7.25 million Liberia
1970s 4.39 million 15.82 million 11.44 million Papua New Guinea
1980s 6.43 million 23.68 million 17.24 million Papua New Guinea
1990s 11.99 million 32.97 million 20.99 million Papua New Guinea
2000s 23.60 million 39.44 million 15.85 million Papua New Guinea
2010s 29.18 million 39.94 million 10.76 million Papua New Guinea
2020s 23.51 million 28.88 million 5.38 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 land use, Liberia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 27.97 million against 24.26 million in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use between Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
3.71 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Papua New Guinea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for co2 land use?
Liberia ranks 34th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed