Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
84.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
Solomon Islands
78.97 % change on previous year
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
78th
Solomon Islands rank
79th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
-50005001.0k195219882024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 84.28 % change on previous year against 78.97 % change on previous year in Solomon Islands, a difference of 5.31 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 32 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 78th and Solomon Islands ranks 79th of 214 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1950s -100 % change on previous year -100 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year —
1960s 13.85 % change on previous year -50 % change on previous year 63.85 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1970s 69.07 % change on previous year 137.14 % change on previous year 68.07 % change on previous year Solomon Islands
1980s 58.1 % change on previous year 54.46 % change on previous year 3.64 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s -2.47 % change on previous year -11.11 % change on previous year 8.64 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -2.2 % change on previous year 19.26 % change on previous year 21.46 % change on previous year Solomon Islands
2010s 110.13 % change on previous year 98.35 % change on previous year 11.77 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s -112.7 % change on previous year 39.49 % change on previous year 152.19 % change on previous year Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 84.28 % change on previous year against 78.97 % change on previous year in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
5.31 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
52 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 78th and Solomon Islands ranks 79th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 20,101 data points, 1752–2024
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