Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Total ghg emissions

Papua New Guinea
43.59 million
in 2024
Somalia
47.85 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Somalia rank
96th

Total ghg emissions over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 47.85 million against 43.59 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4.26 million.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1850s -350,670 3.42 million 3.77 million Somalia
1860s -650,624 3.61 million 4.26 million Somalia
1870s -856,424 3.88 million 4.74 million Somalia
1880s -769,627 4.17 million 4.94 million Somalia
1890s 114.78 million 4.49 million 110.29 million Papua New Guinea
1900s 15.76 million 4.76 million 11.01 million Papua New Guinea
1910s 1.28 million 5.47 million 4.19 million Somalia
1920s 1.29 million 7.47 million 6.17 million Somalia
1930s 1.35 million 9.23 million 7.89 million Somalia
1940s 217,202 13.09 million 12.87 million Somalia
1950s -3.26 million 16.86 million 20.12 million Somalia
1960s 359,066 18.83 million 18.47 million Somalia
1970s 18.05 million 24.46 million 6.41 million Somalia
1980s 25.95 million 31.00 million 5.05 million Somalia
1990s 37.08 million 33.31 million 3.77 million Papua New Guinea
2000s 46.71 million 41.86 million 4.85 million Papua New Guinea
2010s 49.56 million 43.89 million 5.67 million Papua New Guinea
2020s 43.84 million 46.74 million 2.90 million Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total ghg emissions, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 47.85 million against 43.59 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in total ghg emissions between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
4.26 million, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for total ghg emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total ghg emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed