Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Papua New Guinea
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
2.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Sweden rank
60th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.42 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 355.78 million tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -9.60 million tonnes | 148.75 million tonnes | 158.35 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | -30.73 million tonnes | 438.14 million tonnes | 468.87 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | -55.98 million tonnes | 758.31 million tonnes | 814.29 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | -82.94 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 528.24 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 876.90 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 507.33 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 801.44 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 2.66 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.24 billion tonnes | 2.87 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 3.04 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 667.84 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 278.64 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 94.88 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 2.41 billion tonnes | 317.03 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 Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.42 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 355.78 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 60th 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.