Panama vs Papua New Guinea: Methane emissions
Panama
4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama rank
134th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Methane emissions over time
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 409,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Panama ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 235,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 268,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 300,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 652,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 339,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 766,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 395,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 482,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 945,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 462,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 607,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 392,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 729,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 904,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 937,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 338,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1950s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1960s | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1970s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 705,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2000s | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2010s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 847,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
| 2020s | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Panama or Papua New Guinea?
- Panama, at 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 409,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Papua New Guinea rank globally for methane emissions?
- Panama ranks 134th 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.