Papua New Guinea vs Tunisia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Papua New Guinea
43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Tunisia rank
100th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tunisia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia, a difference of 48,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tunisia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Tunisia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -350,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1860s | -650,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1870s | -856,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1880s | -769,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 114.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 15.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1920s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 217,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1950s | -3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 359,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 18.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 25.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 37.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 46.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 49.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 43.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
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 Tunisia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 48,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 100th 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.