Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Papua New Guinea
43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Somalia rank
96th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -350,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1860s | -650,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1870s | -856,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1880s | -769,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1890s | 114.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 15.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1920s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1930s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1940s | 217,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1950s | -3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1960s | 359,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1970s | 18.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1980s | 25.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1990s | 37.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 46.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 49.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 43.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 96th 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.