Georgia vs Papua New Guinea: Methane emissions
Georgia
3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Georgia rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Methane emissions over time
- Georgia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Georgia, a difference of 562,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 17 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1860s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 575,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1870s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 652,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 609,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1880s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 766,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 636,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1890s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 679,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1900s | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 945,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 786,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1910s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 867,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1920s | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 868,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1930s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1940s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1950s | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1960s | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1970s | 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1980s | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1990s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2000s | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2010s | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 2020s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 632,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Georgia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Georgia and Papua New Guinea?
- 562,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for methane emissions?
- Georgia ranks 138th 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.