Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Congo
191.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
209.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
131st
Papua New Guinea rank
128th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 209.71 million tonnes against 191.08 million tonnes in Congo, a difference of 18.63 million tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 747,457 tonnes | 507,097 tonnes | 240,359 tonnes | Congo |
| 1960s | 2.99 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 455,046 tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 9.42 million tonnes | 11.07 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 18.13 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 11.07 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 35.68 million tonnes | 51.09 million tonnes | 15.40 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 73.13 million tonnes | 85.21 million tonnes | 12.08 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 122.69 million tonnes | 138.71 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 174.07 million tonnes | 193.07 million tonnes | 19.00 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 209.71 million tonnes against 191.08 million tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 18.63 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Congo ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.