Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)
Papua New Guinea
0.9388 kt
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.13 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
39th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.13 kt against 0.9388 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1912 kt.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4 kt | 2.66 kt | 51.75 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.12 kt | 1.16 kt | 1.97 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.86 kt | 1.06 kt | 1.81 kt | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.04 kt | 0.574 kt | 0.4664 kt | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.13 kt against 0.9388 kt in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — emissions between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1912 kt, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th 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.