Drained organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 22,096 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22,096 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 221 countries
All-time high
22,843 kt
in 2002
All-time low
17,617 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 17.6k kt1991: 17.6k kt1992: 17.6k kt1993: 17.6k kt1994: 17.6k kt1995: 19.5k kt1996: 19.5k kt1997: 19.6k kt1998: 20.1k kt1999: 21.1k kt2000: 22.2k kt2001: 22.6k kt2002: 22.8k kt2003: 22.7k kt2004: 22.8k kt2005: 22.6k kt2006: 22.3k kt2007: 22.2k kt2008: 21.7k kt2009: 21.5k kt2010: 21.5k kt2011: 21.4k kt2012: 21.4k kt2013: 21.4k kt2014: 21.3k kt2015: 21.3k kt2016: 21.1k kt2017: 21.1k kt2018: 21.2k kt2019: 21.4k kt2020: 21.7k kt2021: 21.9k kt2022: 22.1k kt2023: 22.1k kt2024: 22.1k kt

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 22,096 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22,843 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17,617 kt, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 11th 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.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 17,617 kt
1991 17,617 kt +0.0%
1992 17,617 kt +0.0%
1993 17,617 kt +0.0%
1994 17,617 kt +0.0%
1995 19,472 kt +10.5%
1996 19,452 kt -0.1%
1997 19,576 kt +0.6%
1998 20,072 kt +2.5%
1999 21,149 kt +5.4%
2000 22,242 kt +5.2%
2001 22,598 kt +1.6%
2002 22,843 kt +1.1%
2003 22,690 kt -0.7%
2004 22,782 kt +0.4%
2005 22,579 kt -0.9%
2006 22,340 kt -1.1%
2007 22,165 kt -0.8%
2008 21,673 kt -2.2%
2009 21,495 kt -0.8%
2010 21,472 kt -0.1%
2011 21,434 kt -0.2%
2012 21,414 kt -0.1%
2013 21,356 kt -0.3%
2014 21,276 kt -0.4%
2015 21,276 kt +0.0%
2016 21,109 kt -0.8%
2017 21,084 kt -0.1%
2018 21,189 kt +0.5%
2019 21,370 kt +0.9%
2020 21,730 kt +1.7%
2021 21,924 kt +0.9%
2022 22,096 kt +0.8%
2023 22,096 kt +0.0%
2024 22,096 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,780 kt 17,617 kt 21,149 kt 10
2000s 22,341 kt 21,495 kt 22,843 kt 10
2010s 21,298 kt 21,084 kt 21,472 kt 10
2020s 21,988 kt 21,730 kt 22,096 kt 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 8 Germany 27,549 kt compare
  2. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26,293 kt compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 22,193 kt compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 3.18 kt compare
  5. 12 Ukraine 19,358 kt compare
  6. 13 Bangladesh 17,384 kt compare
  7. 14 Zambia 14,565 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea was 22,096 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 22,843 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 17,617 kt in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained 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.