Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 21,850 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21,850 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 221 countries
All-time high
22,587 kt
in 2002
All-time low
17,409 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 17.4k kt1991: 17.4k kt1992: 17.4k kt1993: 17.4k kt1994: 17.4k kt1995: 19.2k kt1996: 19.2k kt1997: 19.3k kt1998: 19.8k kt1999: 20.9k kt2000: 22.0k kt2001: 22.3k kt2002: 22.6k kt2003: 22.4k kt2004: 22.5k kt2005: 22.3k kt2006: 22.1k kt2007: 21.9k kt2008: 21.4k kt2009: 21.2k kt2010: 21.2k kt2011: 21.2k kt2012: 21.2k kt2013: 21.1k kt2014: 21.0k kt2015: 21.0k kt2016: 20.9k kt2017: 20.8k kt2018: 20.9k kt2019: 21.1k kt2020: 21.5k kt2021: 21.7k kt2022: 21.9k kt2023: 21.9k kt2024: 21.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 21,850 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024.

The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22,587 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17,409 kt, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 17,409 kt
1991 17,409 kt +0.0%
1992 17,409 kt +0.0%
1993 17,409 kt +0.0%
1994 17,409 kt +0.0%
1995 19,231 kt +10.5%
1996 19,211 kt -0.1%
1997 19,331 kt +0.6%
1998 19,824 kt +2.6%
1999 20,893 kt +5.4%
2000 21,984 kt +5.2%
2001 22,340 kt +1.6%
2002 22,587 kt +1.1%
2003 22,434 kt -0.7%
2004 22,528 kt +0.4%
2005 22,325 kt -0.9%
2006 22,088 kt -1.1%
2007 21,913 kt -0.8%
2008 21,425 kt -2.2%
2009 21,247 kt -0.8%
2010 21,224 kt -0.1%
2011 21,186 kt -0.2%
2012 21,166 kt -0.1%
2013 21,108 kt -0.3%
2014 21,032 kt -0.4%
2015 21,032 kt +0.0%
2016 20,865 kt -0.8%
2017 20,839 kt -0.1%
2018 20,943 kt +0.5%
2019 21,125 kt +0.9%
2020 21,485 kt +1.7%
2021 21,679 kt +0.9%
2022 21,850 kt +0.8%
2023 21,850 kt +0.0%
2024 21,850 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,554 kt 17,409 kt 20,893 kt 10
2000s 22,087 kt 21,247 kt 22,587 kt 10
2010s 21,052 kt 20,839 kt 21,224 kt 10
2020s 21,743 kt 21,485 kt 21,850 kt 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 5 Canada 35,130 kt compare
  2. 6 Malaysia 29,817 kt compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 3,792 kt compare
  4. 7 Poland 22,402 kt compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 448.46 kt compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 18,225 kt compare
  7. 10 Bangladesh 16,339 kt compare
  8. 11 Germany 16,062 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea was 21,850 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 22,587 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 17,409 kt in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.