Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Methane emissions, per capita
Malawi
0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
176th
Papua New Guinea rank
177th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.