Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0221 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0217 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
169th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0221 kt per square kilometre against 0.0217 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0141 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0175 kt per square kilometre 0.0171 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.021 kt per square kilometre 0.0211 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 0.0221 kt per square kilometre against 0.0217 kt per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.