Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Pakistan
0.0019 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0016 tonnes per person
in 2024
Pakistan rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0019 tonnes per person against 0.0016 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Pakistan ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 213 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 0.0266 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0551 tonnes per person | 0.0551 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Pakistan, at 0.0019 tonnes per person against 0.0016 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Pakistan ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.