Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square
Congo
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0042 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
72nd
Papua New Guinea rank
69th
Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0042 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0027 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.9 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0042 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0027 kt per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Congo ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.