Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Ecuador
264.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
262.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
45th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 264.48 tonnes per person against 262.67 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.81 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ecuador ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 194 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 520.03 tonnes per person 504.97 tonnes per person 15.07 tonnes per person Ecuador
1970s 444.38 tonnes per person 427.48 tonnes per person 16.9 tonnes per person Ecuador
1980s 412 tonnes per person 397.93 tonnes per person 14.06 tonnes per person Ecuador
1990s 371.74 tonnes per person 366.28 tonnes per person 5.47 tonnes per person Ecuador
2000s 327.48 tonnes per person 316.64 tonnes per person 10.84 tonnes per person Ecuador
2010s 289.73 tonnes per person 284.08 tonnes per person 5.65 tonnes per person Ecuador
2020s 269.68 tonnes per person 266.96 tonnes per person 2.72 tonnes per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
Ecuador, at 264.48 tonnes per person against 262.67 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
1.81 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Ecuador ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.