Papua New Guinea vs World: LULUCF — Emissions per capita

Papua New Guinea
2.28 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
World
0.06 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
World rank
19th

LULUCF — Emissions per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • World
02468199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.28 t CO2eq/cap against 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in World, a difference of 2.22 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 38.0 times World's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and World ranks 19th of 223 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 World Difference Ahead
1990s 6.52 t CO2eq/cap 0.417 t CO2eq/cap 6.11 t CO2eq/cap Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.92 t CO2eq/cap 0.105 t CO2eq/cap 4.82 t CO2eq/cap Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.1 t CO2eq/cap 0.011 t CO2eq/cap 3.09 t CO2eq/cap Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.51 t CO2eq/cap 0.03 t CO2eq/cap 2.48 t CO2eq/cap Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lulucf — emissions per capita, Papua New Guinea or World?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.28 t CO2eq/cap against 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in lulucf — emissions per capita between Papua New Guinea and World?
2.22 t CO2eq/cap, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for lulucf — emissions per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and World ranks 19th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
LULUCF — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 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.