Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 209.71 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 209.71 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 209.71 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,960 tonnes, in 1950.
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 507,097 tonnes | 54,960 tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.07 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 18.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.20 million tonnes | 20.04 million tonnes | 38.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.09 million tonnes | 40.88 million tonnes | 62.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.21 million tonnes | 65.51 million tonnes | 108.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.71 million tonnes | 113.39 million tonnes | 168.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 193.07 million tonnes | 176.70 million tonnes | 209.71 million tonnes | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Papua New Guinea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Papua New Guinea was 209.71 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 209.71 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,960 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.