Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Cumulative co2 land use

Papua New Guinea
2.78 billion
in 2024
Sweden
2.42 billion
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Sweden rank
60th

Cumulative co2 land use over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
01.0B2.0B3.0B185019372024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.78 billion against 2.42 billion in Sweden, a difference of 355.78 million.

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 195 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 148.75 million 158.35 million Sweden
1860s -30.73 million 438.14 million 468.87 million Sweden
1870s -55.98 million 758.31 million 814.29 million Sweden
1880s -82.94 million 1.09 billion 1.17 billion Sweden
1890s 528.24 million 1.41 billion 876.90 million Sweden
1900s 1.23 billion 1.74 billion 507.33 million Sweden
1910s 1.27 billion 2.07 billion 801.44 million Sweden
1920s 1.26 billion 2.39 billion 1.12 billion Sweden
1930s 1.26 billion 2.66 billion 1.40 billion Sweden
1940s 1.24 billion 2.87 billion 1.64 billion Sweden
1950s 1.19 billion 3.04 billion 1.85 billion Sweden
1960s 1.11 billion 2.86 billion 1.75 billion Sweden
1970s 1.19 billion 2.61 billion 1.42 billion Sweden
1980s 1.37 billion 2.45 billion 1.07 billion Sweden
1990s 1.67 billion 2.34 billion 667.84 million Sweden
2000s 2.03 billion 2.31 billion 278.64 million Sweden
2010s 2.45 billion 2.35 billion 94.88 million Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.72 billion 2.41 billion 317.03 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co2 land use, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.78 billion against 2.42 billion in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co2 land use between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
355.78 million, 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 land use?
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 60th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cumulative co2 land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative co2 land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed