AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 2.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.54 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.54 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.45 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 7.21 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.98 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 6.74 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 6.51 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 6.7 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.4 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 9.26 t CO2eq/cap | +44.7% |
| 1998 | 6.11 t CO2eq/cap | -34.0% |
| 1999 | 6.1 t CO2eq/cap | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.89 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.82 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.57 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.52 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.19 t CO2eq/cap | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 5.03 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8 t CO2eq/cap | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.59 t CO2eq/cap | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.44 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.31 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.27 t CO2eq/cap | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 3.19 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.02 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.09 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.59 t CO2eq/cap | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 3.51 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.47 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.34 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6 t CO2eq/cap | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.54 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.85 t CO2eq/cap, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.54 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8 t CO2eq/cap, 3.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +44.7% | 6.4 t CO2eq/cap | 9.26 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1998 | -34.0% | 9.26 t CO2eq/cap | 6.11 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.95 t CO2eq/cap | 6.1 t CO2eq/cap | 9.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 t CO2eq/cap | 4.44 t CO2eq/cap | 6.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 t CO2eq/cap | 3.02 t CO2eq/cap | 4.31 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 t CO2eq/cap | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | 3.34 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea was 2.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1997.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.