Papua New Guinea vs Serbia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Papua New Guinea
43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Serbia
42.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Serbia rank
102nd

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Serbia
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 42.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Serbia, a difference of 779,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Serbia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 102nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Serbia Difference Ahead
1850s -350,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1860s -650,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1870s -856,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1880s -769,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1890s 114.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 101.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1900s 15.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
1910s 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1920s 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1930s 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1940s 217,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1950s -3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1960s 359,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1970s 18.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1980s 25.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
1990s 37.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
2000s 46.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia
2010s 49.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Papua New Guinea
2020s 43.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 273,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Papua New Guinea or Serbia?
Papua New Guinea, at 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 42.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Papua New Guinea and Serbia?
779,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Serbia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Serbia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Serbia ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.