Comoros vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Comoros
0.6365 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.7891 tonnes per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Comoros
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.7891 tonnes per person against 0.6365 tonnes per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.1526 tonnes per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Comoros's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0566 tonnes per person | 0.083 tonnes per person | 0.0265 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.0659 tonnes per person | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.0775 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.1104 tonnes per person | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 0.3822 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1256 tonnes per person | 0.5948 tonnes per person | 0.4692 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1555 tonnes per person | 0.5198 tonnes per person | 0.3643 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.215 tonnes per person | 0.7073 tonnes per person | 0.4923 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2819 tonnes per person | 0.6915 tonnes per person | 0.4095 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.5964 tonnes per person | 0.8025 tonnes per person | 0.2061 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 vs. per capita energy use, Comoros or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.7891 tonnes per person against 0.6365 tonnes per person in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1526 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Comoros ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.