Papua New Guinea vs Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Papua New Guinea
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
2.51 billion tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Sudan rank
58th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sudan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.51 billion tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 272.14 million tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 58th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 14 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -9.60 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | 16.17 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1860s | -30.73 million tonnes | 15.99 million tonnes | 46.73 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1870s | -55.98 million tonnes | 24.25 million tonnes | 80.22 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1880s | -82.94 million tonnes | 34.75 million tonnes | 117.69 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1890s | 528.24 million tonnes | 47.22 million tonnes | 481.02 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 62.77 million tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 84.28 million tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 114.69 million tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 162.21 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.24 billion tonnes | 260.74 million tonnes | 974.41 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 485.89 million tonnes | 705.11 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 783.95 million tonnes | 330.11 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 937.06 million tonnes | 251.80 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 330.62 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 316.62 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 280.29 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 132.85 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 2.49 billion tonnes | 233.46 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Papua New Guinea or Sudan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.51 billion tonnes in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
- 272.14 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 58th 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.