Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 47.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Papua New Guinea stood at 47.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 47.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.33 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.33 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 24.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.33 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 41.34 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.17 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 39.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 47.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 128 Rwanda 51.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 129 Mozambique 51.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 130 Gabon 49.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 132 North Macedonia 45.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 133 Botswana 45.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 43.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 10.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.1% (2025)
- Urban population 1.70 million (2025)
- Urban population 15.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 209.71 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Papua New Guinea was 47.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.33 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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