Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Papua New Guinea
0.0016 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0016 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Switzerland rank
86th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0016 tonnes per person against 0.0016 tonnes per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Switzerland ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 86th of 213 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0266 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0551 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0493 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0083 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, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0016 tonnes per person against 0.0016 tonnes per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Switzerland ranks 86th 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.