Liechtenstein vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Liechtenstein
3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liechtenstein rank
121st
Papua New Guinea rank
119th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Liechtenstein
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liechtenstein, a difference of 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Liechtenstein's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liechtenstein ahead.
Liechtenstein ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liechtenstein averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liechtenstein | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1860s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1870s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1880s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1890s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 137.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 135.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.5736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.4525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1960s | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1970s | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1980s | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4906 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 greenhouse gas emissions, Liechtenstein or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liechtenstein as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Liechtenstein and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Liechtenstein and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Liechtenstein ranks 121st and Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.