Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Methane emissions
Croatia
3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Croatia rank
140th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Methane emissions over time
- Croatia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia, a difference of 661,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 140th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 17 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 864,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1860s | 935,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1870s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 652,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1880s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 766,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 380,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1890s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1900s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 945,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1910s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1920s | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 823,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1930s | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1940s | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1950s | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1960s | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1970s | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1980s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1990s | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2000s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2010s | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2020s | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 441,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 661,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for methane emissions?
- Croatia ranks 140th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.