Chad vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Chad
6.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
6.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
73rd
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Chad
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.43 million tonnes against 6.01 million tonnes in Chad, a difference of 419,600 tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Chad ranks 73rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,336 tonnes | 268,818 tonnes | 251,482 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 480,762 tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.54 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.26 million tonnes | 6.25 million tonnes | 993,270 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Chad or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.43 million tonnes against 6.01 million tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 419,600 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Chad ranks 73rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.