Denmark vs Papua New Guinea: Greenhouse gas emissions
Denmark
45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Denmark
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -350,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1860s | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -650,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1870s | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -856,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1880s | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -769,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1890s | 16.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 20.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1910s | 25.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1920s | 28.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1930s | 31.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 35.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 46.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 67.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 81.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 78.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 70.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 56.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 46.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark or Papua New Guinea?
- Denmark, at 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Denmark and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Papua New Guinea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Denmark ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.