Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Nicaragua
197.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
209.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
130th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 209.71 million tonnes against 197.65 million tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 12.06 million tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.99 million tonnes | 507,097 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 8.10 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 22.67 million tonnes | 11.07 million tonnes | 11.60 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 43.74 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 14.54 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 66.18 million tonnes | 51.09 million tonnes | 15.10 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 102.35 million tonnes | 85.21 million tonnes | 17.14 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 148.47 million tonnes | 138.71 million tonnes | 9.76 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 186.81 million tonnes | 193.07 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 209.71 million tonnes against 197.65 million tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 12.06 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Nicaragua ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.