Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Guinea
414.74 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
444.65 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 444.65 tonnes per square kilometre against 414.74 tonnes per square kilometre in Guinea, a difference of 29.91 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.51 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1970s | 52.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1980s | 91 tonnes per square kilometre | 64.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 1990s | 133.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 112.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2000s | 192.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 188.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea |
| 2010s | 285.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 306.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 390.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 417.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.62 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, per square kilometre, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 444.65 tonnes per square kilometre against 414.74 tonnes per square kilometre in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 29.91 tonnes per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 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.