Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)

Papua New Guinea
0.9388 kt
in 2024
Suriname
1.5 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Suriname rank
37th

Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
0100200300400199020072024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.5 kt against 0.9388 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5612 kt.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 37th 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 Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 54.4 kt 0.604 kt 53.8 kt Papua New Guinea
2000s 3.12 kt 0.1247 kt 3 kt Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.86 kt 0.0561 kt 2.81 kt Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.04 kt 0.3702 kt 0.6702 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 Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.5 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 Suriname?
0.5612 kt, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for humid tropical forest — emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Suriname ranks 37th 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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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
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