Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled

Papua New Guinea
182.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
165.89 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Zimbabwe rank
120th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M190319632024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 182.59 million tonnes against 165.89 million tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 16.70 million tonnes.

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

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 117th and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 507,097 tonnes 3.04 million tonnes 2.53 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1960s 2.54 million tonnes 12.91 million tonnes 10.37 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1970s 11.07 million tonnes 27.46 million tonnes 16.38 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1980s 29.19 million tonnes 45.00 million tonnes 15.81 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1990s 49.93 million tonnes 70.38 million tonnes 20.45 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2000s 79.22 million tonnes 101.21 million tonnes 21.99 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2010s 125.81 million tonnes 127.99 million tonnes 2.18 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2020s 169.61 million tonnes 156.52 million tonnes 13.09 million tonnes Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Papua New Guinea, at 182.59 million tonnes against 165.89 million tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
16.70 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
Papua New Guinea ranks 117th and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 21,826 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 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.