Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled

Nicaragua
197.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
209.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
130th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 209.71 million tonnes against 197.65 million tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 12.06 million tonnes.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.99 million tonnes 507,097 tonnes 1.48 million tonnes Nicaragua
1960s 8.10 million tonnes 2.54 million tonnes 5.56 million tonnes Nicaragua
1970s 22.67 million tonnes 11.07 million tonnes 11.60 million tonnes Nicaragua
1980s 43.74 million tonnes 29.20 million tonnes 14.54 million tonnes Nicaragua
1990s 66.18 million tonnes 51.09 million tonnes 15.10 million tonnes Nicaragua
2000s 102.35 million tonnes 85.21 million tonnes 17.14 million tonnes Nicaragua
2010s 148.47 million tonnes 138.71 million tonnes 9.76 million tonnes Nicaragua
2020s 186.81 million tonnes 193.07 million tonnes 6.26 million tonnes Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 209.71 million tonnes against 197.65 million tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
12.06 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea 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 cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled?
Nicaragua ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.