Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)
Ghana
1.21 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.9388 kt
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.21 kt against 0.9388 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2712 kt.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.63 kt | 54.4 kt | 43.77 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.14 kt | 3.12 kt | 0.0148 kt | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.521 kt | 2.86 kt | 2.34 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.7 kt | 1.04 kt | 0.6549 kt | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Ghana, at 1.21 kt against 0.9388 kt in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — emissions between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2712 kt, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.