Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Bhutan
0.6279 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.635 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
153rd
Papua New Guinea rank
152nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.635 tonnes per person against 0.6279 tonnes per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0071 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 0.4762 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0871 tonnes per person | 0.5943 tonnes per person | 0.5072 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1813 tonnes per person | 0.4609 tonnes per person | 0.2796 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3007 tonnes per person | 0.6086 tonnes per person | 0.3079 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.6206 tonnes per person | 0.5985 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.5799 tonnes per person | 0.6127 tonnes per person | 0.0329 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 by fuel type, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.635 tonnes per person against 0.6279 tonnes per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0071 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Bhutan ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.