Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Afghanistan
20.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
20.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
103rd
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M194919862024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 20.64 million tonnes against 20.49 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 146,300 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 146 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 12.35 million tonnes 958,207 tonnes 11.39 million tonnes Afghanistan
2000s 15.46 million tonnes 3.47 million tonnes 11.99 million tonnes Afghanistan
2010s 18.49 million tonnes 7.60 million tonnes 10.89 million tonnes Afghanistan
2020s 20.22 million tonnes 17.16 million tonnes 3.07 million tonnes Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 20.64 million tonnes against 20.49 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
146,300 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Afghanistan ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.