Papua New Guinea vs Saint Lucia: Per capita methane emissions
Papua New Guinea
0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
Saint Lucia rank
183rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 14 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.7181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.7154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.4139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 0.3506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 0.3661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.5162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.039 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 methane emissions, Papua New Guinea or Saint Lucia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.