Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Papua New Guinea
27.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
29.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd
Somalia rank
30th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29.15 million tonnes against 27.97 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.18 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -1.83 million tonnes | -135,037 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1860s | -2.30 million tonnes | -288,174 tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1870s | -2.65 million tonnes | -238,068 tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1880s | -2.76 million tonnes | -224,757 tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1890s | 120.48 million tonnes | -19,152 tonnes | 120.50 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 15.39 million tonnes | 56,433 tonnes | 15.34 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 140,473 tonnes | -41,180 tonnes | 181,653 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | -566,761 tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1930s | -928,724 tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | 4.46 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1940s | -2.62 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | 8.68 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1950s | -7.28 million tonnes | 9.31 million tonnes | 16.59 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1960s | -3.55 million tonnes | 8.74 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1970s | 15.82 million tonnes | 9.12 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 23.68 million tonnes | 11.62 million tonnes | 12.05 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 32.97 million tonnes | 13.29 million tonnes | 19.68 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 39.44 million tonnes | 21.42 million tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 39.94 million tonnes | 21.89 million tonnes | 18.04 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 28.88 million tonnes | 26.19 million tonnes | 2.69 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, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 29.15 million tonnes against 27.97 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 1.18 million tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 30th 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.