Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Pakistan
0.7156 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.7891 tonnes per person
in 2024
Pakistan rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7891 tonnes per person against 0.7156 tonnes per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0735 tonnes per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1962 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.1335 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.312 tonnes per person | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.1686 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.3254 tonnes per person | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 0.1672 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.4616 tonnes per person | 0.5948 tonnes per person | 0.1332 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.6254 tonnes per person | 0.5198 tonnes per person | 0.1056 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.7271 tonnes per person | 0.7073 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.7748 tonnes per person | 0.6915 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.8549 tonnes per person | 0.8025 tonnes per person | 0.0524 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.7891 tonnes per person against 0.7156 tonnes per person in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0735 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Pakistan ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.