Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Nigeria
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
59th

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0002 kt per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 kt per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nigeria ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 200 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0004 kt per person 0.002 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 0.0011 kt per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Nigeria, at 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0002 kt per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0 kt per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.