Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Gabon
0.7244 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.635 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
152nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Gabon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.7244 tonnes per person against 0.635 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0894 tonnes per person.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Gabon ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.9532 tonnes per person | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.8098 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 3.52 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2.97 tonnes per person | 0.5943 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.8758 tonnes per person | 0.4609 tonnes per person | 0.4149 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.9213 tonnes per person | 0.6086 tonnes per person | 0.3127 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.88 tonnes per person | 0.5985 tonnes per person | 0.2814 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.7516 tonnes per person | 0.6127 tonnes per person | 0.1388 tonnes per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
- Gabon, at 0.7244 tonnes per person against 0.635 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0894 tonnes per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Gabon ranks 149th 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.