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
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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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.