Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 444.65 tonnes per square kilometre against 404.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, a difference of 40.4 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 183rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4162 tonnes per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 24.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 64.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 60.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 112.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 118.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 188.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 201.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 306.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 314.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 417.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 389.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.09 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 444.65 tonnes per square kilometre against 404.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 40.4 tonnes per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Solomon Islands ranks 183rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.