Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.78 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Papua New Guinea, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.78 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.78 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -95.40 million tonnes, in 1889.
That places Papua New Guinea 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -9.60 million tonnes | -18.35 million tonnes | -1.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | -30.73 million tonnes | -41.31 million tonnes | -20.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | -55.98 million tonnes | -67.80 million tonnes | -43.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -82.94 million tonnes | -95.40 million tonnes | -70.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 528.24 million tonnes | -8.26 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.24 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 2.66 billion tonnes | 2.78 billion 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)
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Papua New Guinea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Papua New Guinea was 2.78 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -95.40 million tonnes in 1889.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.