Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Papua New Guinea
0.1524 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.1417 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Sweden rank
97th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1524 tonnes per person against 0.1417 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0107 tonnes per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 97th of 146 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0421 tonnes per person | 0.2321 tonnes per person | 0.19 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0436 tonnes per person | 0.2419 tonnes per person | 0.1983 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0764 tonnes per person | 0.2329 tonnes per person | 0.1565 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1793 tonnes per person | 0.1412 tonnes per person | 0.0381 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 gas, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1524 tonnes per person against 0.1417 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 0.0107 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Sweden ranks 97th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.