Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Land-use change — Emissions Share

Melanesia
0.7 %
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.92 %
in 2023
Melanesia rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
24th

Land-use change — Emissions Share over time

  • Melanesia
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.92 % against 0.7 % in Melanesia, a difference of 0.22 %.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Melanesia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 20 regions.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 15.71 % 21.87 % 6.15 % Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.79 % 2.68 % 0.887 % Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.54 % 2.09 % 0.556 % Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.575 % 0.795 % 0.22 % Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions share, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.92 % against 0.7 % in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions share between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
0.22 %, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for land-use change — emissions share?
Melanesia ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 20 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.