Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate

Kiribati
-0.7371 % change on previous year
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
-0.6264 % change on previous year
in 2022
Kiribati rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
146th

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate over time

  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.6264 % change on previous year against -0.7371 % change on previous year in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1107 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 272 shared years of data; in 1751 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 219 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 15 and Papua New Guinea in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1750s 0.5067 % change on previous year 0.1833 % change on previous year 0.3235 % change on previous year Kiribati
1760s 0.504 % change on previous year 0.1831 % change on previous year 0.321 % change on previous year Kiribati
1770s 0.5023 % change on previous year 0.183 % change on previous year 0.3193 % change on previous year Kiribati
1780s 0.5003 % change on previous year 0.1828 % change on previous year 0.3175 % change on previous year Kiribati
1790s 0.498 % change on previous year 0.1827 % change on previous year 0.3153 % change on previous year Kiribati
1800s 0.4952 % change on previous year 0.1825 % change on previous year 0.3127 % change on previous year Kiribati
1810s 0.5172 % change on previous year 0.7736 % change on previous year 0.2564 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1820s 0.5161 % change on previous year 0.8358 % change on previous year 0.3196 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1830s 0.5117 % change on previous year 0.8355 % change on previous year 0.3237 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1840s 0.5065 % change on previous year 0.8352 % change on previous year 0.3287 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1850s 3.26 % change on previous year 3.6 % change on previous year 0.3437 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1860s 2.86 % change on previous year 3.02 % change on previous year 0.1562 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1870s 2.75 % change on previous year 2.89 % change on previous year 0.1443 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1880s 3.28 % change on previous year 3.43 % change on previous year 0.1547 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1890s 0.6393 % change on previous year 0.8012 % change on previous year 0.1619 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1900s 1.95 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 0.5055 % change on previous year Kiribati
1910s 0.3338 % change on previous year -0.0966 % change on previous year 0.4305 % change on previous year Kiribati
1920s -0.8141 % change on previous year -1.29 % change on previous year 0.4785 % change on previous year Kiribati
1930s -0.8774 % change on previous year -1.35 % change on previous year 0.47 % change on previous year Kiribati
1940s -3.34 % change on previous year -3.96 % change on previous year 0.6189 % change on previous year Kiribati
1950s -7.39 % change on previous year -1.37 % change on previous year 6.02 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1960s 0.6321 % change on previous year -0.0672 % change on previous year 0.6994 % change on previous year Kiribati
1970s 9.01 % change on previous year 5.09 % change on previous year 3.92 % change on previous year Kiribati
1980s 0.7343 % change on previous year 2.49 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.39 % change on previous year 13.19 % change on previous year 8.81 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 5.18 % change on previous year 0.3883 % change on previous year 4.8 % change on previous year Kiribati
2010s 0.5516 % change on previous year -0.4421 % change on previous year 0.9937 % change on previous year Kiribati
2020s -0.8729 % change on previous year -0.3264 % change on previous year 0.5465 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.6264 % change on previous year against -0.7371 % change on previous year in Kiribati as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
0.1107 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
272 years are reported by both, from 1751 to 2022.
How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Kiribati ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.