Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.0286 tonnes per person
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.0283 tonnes per person
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
Saudi Arabia rank
143rd
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0286 tonnes per person against 0.0283 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 0.1105 tonnes per person | 0.0868 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 0.1437 tonnes per person | 0.1159 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.0472 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0471 tonnes per person | 0.0649 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 0.0374 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 0.0016 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, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0286 tonnes per person against 0.0283 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd 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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About this data
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.