Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Papua New Guinea
0.3%
in 2024
Sweden
0.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Sweden rank
60th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 1860s | -0.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 1870s | -0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 1880s | -0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.