Carbon intensity of energy in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Carbon intensity of energy was 254.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity of energy in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 254.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity of energy in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Papua New Guinea peaked at 309.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1998 and was at its lowest, 179.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1995.
That places Papua New Guinea 42nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 229.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 201.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 253.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 179.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 309.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 242.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 216.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 297.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 250.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 224.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 288.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 240.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 285.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 39 Rwanda 258.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 40 Poland 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 41 Saint Helena 257.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 43 Algeria 253.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 44 Tanzania 252.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 45 Australia 250.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 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 carbon intensity of energy in Papua New Guinea?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Papua New Guinea was 254.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 309.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1998.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 179.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.