Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita

Algeria
0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
150th
Papua New Guinea rank
151st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Algeria ranks 150th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Algeria, at 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
Algeria ranks 150th and Papua New Guinea ranks 151st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 12,740 data points, 1960–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.