Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Niger
0.095 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Niger rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.095 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Niger ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.77 tonnes per US$ of GDP 3.43 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.66 tonnes per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 1.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.9957 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0221 tonnes per US$ of GDP Niger
1980s 0.4698 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.499 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.4772 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3927 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0845 tonnes per US$ of GDP Niger
2000s 0.3786 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4127 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0342 tonnes per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1679 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1174 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0505 tonnes per US$ of GDP Niger
2020s 0.1169 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0961 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Niger, at 0.095 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Niger ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.