Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Mauritius
0.0293 tonnes per person
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.0286 tonnes per person
in 2022
Mauritius rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Mauritius
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.0293 tonnes per person against 0.0286 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1667 tonnes per person 0.0219 tonnes per person 0.1448 tonnes per person Mauritius
1970s 0.1878 tonnes per person 0.0237 tonnes per person 0.164 tonnes per person Mauritius
1980s 0.1664 tonnes per person 0.0278 tonnes per person 0.1387 tonnes per person Mauritius
1990s 0.1397 tonnes per person 0.0522 tonnes per person 0.0875 tonnes per person Mauritius
2000s 0.038 tonnes per person 0.0471 tonnes per person 0.0091 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0316 tonnes per person 0.0343 tonnes per person 0.0027 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0284 tonnes per person 0.0293 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritius, at 0.0293 tonnes per person against 0.0286 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
0.0007 tonnes per person, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Mauritius ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.