Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Kiribati
2,786 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3,816 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
172nd
Papua New Guinea rank
169th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3,816 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,786 tonnes per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 1,030 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 172nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -240.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 327.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 370.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -52.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 423.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 692.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 393.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 299.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 994.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,103 tonnes per square kilometre | 108.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,438 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,980 tonnes per square kilometre | 541.39 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2,092 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,008 tonnes per square kilometre | 916.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2,657 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,695 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,038 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 including land-use change, per square, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3,816 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,786 tonnes per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,030 tonnes per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Kiribati ranks 172nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change 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.