Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Nicaragua
0.8141 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.7891 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.8141 tonnes per person against 0.7891 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.025 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2278 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.1651 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.4259 tonnes per person | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.2825 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.6996 tonnes per person | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 0.207 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.5629 tonnes per person | 0.5948 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5822 tonnes per person | 0.5198 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.7933 tonnes per person | 0.7073 tonnes per person | 0.086 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.8128 tonnes per person | 0.6915 tonnes per person | 0.1213 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.7703 tonnes per person | 0.8025 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
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, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Nicaragua, at 0.8141 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 Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.025 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Nicaragua ranks 165th 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.