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

Papua New Guinea
262.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
263.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Solomon Islands rank
44th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
200300400500600196019922024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 263.05 tonnes per person against 262.67 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Solomon Islands ranks 44th of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 504.97 tonnes per person 231.52 tonnes per person 273.45 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 427.48 tonnes per person 207.94 tonnes per person 219.54 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 397.93 tonnes per person 195.49 tonnes per person 202.44 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 366.28 tonnes per person 187.11 tonnes per person 179.17 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 316.64 tonnes per person 204.61 tonnes per person 112.03 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 284.08 tonnes per person 248.54 tonnes per person 35.54 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 266.96 tonnes per person 262.11 tonnes per person 4.85 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 263.05 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 Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.38 tonnes per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Solomon Islands ranks 44th 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.