Estonia vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrous oxide emissions
Estonia
1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Estonia rank
124th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Estonia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia, a difference of 104,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 15 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 176,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1860s | 189,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1870s | 227,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1880s | 282,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1890s | 312,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1900s | 331,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1910s | 386,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1920s | 473,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1930s | 482,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 377,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1940s | 564,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1950s | 805,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 544,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1960s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 417,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 694,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Estonia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Estonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 104,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Estonia ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.