Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita methane emissions
Malawi
0.3867
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.3613
in 2024
Malawi rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.3867 against 0.3613 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0254.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1583 | 0.6232 | 0.4649 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.1632 | 0.7181 | 0.5549 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.1715 | 0.8137 | 0.6422 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.1787 | 0.938 | 0.7594 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.1882 | 1.06 | 0.8707 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.2189 | 1.11 | 0.8954 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.2763 | 1.45 | 1.17 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.3281 | 1.76 | 1.43 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.3622 | 1.3 | 0.9427 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.389 | 0.7154 | 0.3264 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.3873 | 0.4139 | 0.0266 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.3574 | 0.3506 | 0.0067 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.3435 | 0.3753 | 0.0317 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2993 | 0.3661 | 0.0668 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.327 | 0.5426 | 0.2157 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3202 | 0.5162 | 0.196 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3483 | 0.3717 | 0.0234 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3864 | 0.3742 | 0.0122 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0.3867 against 0.3613 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0254, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Malawi ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.