Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Pakistan
2.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 43.90 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 12 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 723,193 tonnes | -9.60 million tonnes | 10.32 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1860s | -563,516 tonnes | -30.73 million tonnes | 30.17 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1870s | -6.16 million tonnes | -55.98 million tonnes | 49.81 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1880s | -16.08 million tonnes | -82.94 million tonnes | 66.86 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1890s | -29.06 million tonnes | 528.24 million tonnes | 557.30 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | -37.31 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | -1.73 million tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 129.03 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 346.75 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 908.53 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 788.31 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 446.84 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.49 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 302.83 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 2.40 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.64 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 964.25 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.77 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 730.31 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.83 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 378.17 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.85 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 130.43 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Pakistan, at 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 43.90 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Pakistan ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.