Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Nigeria
0.0011 kt per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
138th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0011 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 kt per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 186 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0031 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0026 kt per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0023 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0026 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person Nigeria
2000s 0.002 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.001 kt per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0014 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0011 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Nigeria, at 0.0011 kt per person against 0.0009 kt per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 kt per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 138th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.