Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Mexico
-375.24 kt
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-387.56 kt
in 2025
Mexico rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
149th

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Mexico
  • Papua New Guinea
-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k0199020072025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports -375.24 kt against -387.56 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 12.32 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mexico ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -2.91 kt 1.58 kt 4.49 kt Papua New Guinea
2000s -70,415 kt -3.17 kt 70,412 kt Papua New Guinea
2010s -24,757 kt -150.91 kt 24,606 kt Papua New Guinea
2020s -375.27 kt -386.26 kt 10.98 kt Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — net emissions/removals (co2), Mexico or Papua New Guinea?
Mexico, at -375.24 kt against -387.56 kt in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
12.32 kt, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Mexico ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).