Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 1,525 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,525 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8,921 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,525 kt, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,921 kt | — |
| 1991 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,921 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,917 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,877 kt | -78.9% |
| 2012 | 1,877 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,877 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,877 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,877 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,580 kt | +357.0% |
| 2017 | 8,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,525 kt | -82.2% |
| 2022 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,921 kt | 8,921 kt | 8,921 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,918 kt | 8,917 kt | 8,921 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,262 kt | 1,877 kt | 8,917 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,701 kt | 1,525 kt | 8,580 kt | 6 |
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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Papua New Guinea?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Papua New Guinea was 1,525 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8,921 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,525 kt in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).