Papua New Guinea vs United States: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq)
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.61 % against 2.48 % in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.13 %.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 168th and United States ranks 165th of 222 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 % | 3.9 % | 2.63 % | United States |
| 2000s | 1.48 % | 2.64 % | 1.16 % | United States |
| 2010s | 2.07 % | 2.47 % | 0.408 % | United States |
| 2020s | 2.35 % | 2.62 % | 0.2725 % | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share (co2eq), Papua New Guinea or United States?
- United States, at 2.61 % against 2.48 % in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share (co2eq) between Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 0.13 %, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th and United States ranks 165th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.