Comoros vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Comoros
1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Comoros
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.1656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.1582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.2338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.2652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.3068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.6262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Comoros or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Comoros ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.