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