Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Nicaragua
0.8141 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.7891 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.8141 tonnes per person against 0.7891 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.025 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2278 tonnes per person | 0.0627 tonnes per person | 0.1651 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.4259 tonnes per person | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.2825 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.6996 tonnes per person | 0.4926 tonnes per person | 0.207 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.5629 tonnes per person | 0.5948 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5822 tonnes per person | 0.5198 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.7933 tonnes per person | 0.7073 tonnes per person | 0.086 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.8128 tonnes per person | 0.6915 tonnes per person | 0.1213 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.7703 tonnes per person | 0.8025 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
- Nicaragua, at 0.8141 tonnes per person against 0.7891 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.025 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 165th 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. 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.