Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Greece
3.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greece rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
101st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Greece
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.43 tonnes per person against 3.28 tonnes per person in Greece, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.62 tonnes per person | -4.07 tonnes per person | 6.69 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.98 tonnes per person | -1.64 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 4.63 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.13 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.41 tonnes per person | 7.63 tonnes per person | 0.78 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 9.15 tonnes per person | 6.77 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.83 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 0.5069 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 0.2288 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 including land-use change, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.43 tonnes per person against 3.28 tonnes per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.15 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Greece ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.