Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Nicaragua
0.0036 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0038 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
147th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0020.0040.0060.008196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0038 kt per square kilometre against 0.0036 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0038 kt per square kilometre against 0.0036 kt per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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.