Eswatini vs Papua New Guinea: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Eswatini
0.8405 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.7891 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Eswatini
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.8405 tonnes per person against 0.7891 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0514 tonnes per person.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Eswatini ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.0506 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.3469 tonnes per person | 0.1525 tonnes per person | 0.1944 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.7427 tonnes per person | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 0.2501 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.5954 tonnes per person | 0.5948 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.5198 tonnes per person | 0.4945 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.9816 tonnes per person | 0.7073 tonnes per person | 0.2743 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.8849 tonnes per person | 0.6915 tonnes per person | 0.1934 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.834 tonnes per person | 0.8025 tonnes per person | 0.0315 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Eswatini or Papua New Guinea?
- Eswatini, at 0.8405 tonnes per person against 0.7891 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0514 tonnes per person, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Papua New Guinea?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Papua New Guinea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.