Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
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 from oil 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 from oil, 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 from oil 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 from oil?
- 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 from oil. 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.