Drained organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 3.9 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.9 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 221 countries
All-time high
4.04 kt
in 2002
All-time low
3.2 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

012341990200720241990: 3.2 kt1991: 3.2 kt1992: 3.2 kt1993: 3.2 kt1994: 3.2 kt1995: 3.5 kt1996: 3.5 kt1997: 3.5 kt1998: 3.6 kt1999: 3.8 kt2000: 4 kt2001: 4 kt2002: 4 kt2003: 4 kt2004: 4 kt2005: 4 kt2006: 4 kt2007: 3.9 kt2008: 3.8 kt2009: 3.8 kt2010: 3.8 kt2011: 3.8 kt2012: 3.8 kt2013: 3.8 kt2014: 3.8 kt2015: 3.8 kt2016: 3.8 kt2017: 3.8 kt2018: 3.8 kt2019: 3.8 kt2020: 3.9 kt2021: 3.9 kt2022: 3.9 kt2023: 3.9 kt2024: 3.9 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea stood at 3.9 kt.

The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.04 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2 kt, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (N2O) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 3.2 kt
1991 3.2 kt +0.0%
1992 3.2 kt +0.0%
1993 3.2 kt +0.0%
1994 3.2 kt +0.0%
1995 3.5 kt +9.4%
1996 3.49 kt -0.1%
1997 3.53 kt +1.0%
1998 3.6 kt +2.2%
1999 3.79 kt +5.1%
2000 3.97 kt +4.6%
2001 4.01 kt +1.2%
2002 4.04 kt +0.8%
2003 4.02 kt -0.6%
2004 4.03 kt +0.4%
2005 4 kt -0.8%
2006 3.96 kt -1.1%
2007 3.93 kt -0.7%
2008 3.85 kt -2.0%
2009 3.82 kt -0.8%
2010 3.81 kt -0.1%
2011 3.81 kt -0.1%
2012 3.81 kt -0.1%
2013 3.8 kt -0.2%
2014 3.78 kt -0.5%
2015 3.78 kt +0.0%
2016 3.76 kt -0.6%
2017 3.75 kt -0.1%
2018 3.77 kt +0.5%
2019 3.8 kt +0.6%
2020 3.85 kt +1.4%
2021 3.88 kt +0.7%
2022 3.9 kt +0.6%
2023 3.9 kt +0.0%
2024 3.9 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.39 kt 3.2 kt 3.79 kt 10
2000s 3.96 kt 3.82 kt 4.04 kt 10
2010s 3.79 kt 3.75 kt 3.81 kt 10
2020s 3.89 kt 3.85 kt 3.9 kt 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.02 kt compare
  2. 16 Malaysia 4.94 kt compare
  3. 17 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3.93 kt compare
  4. 19 Norway 3.85 kt compare
  5. 20 France 3.84 kt compare
  6. 21 Hungary 3.81 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 3.9 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 4.04 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2 kt in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th 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 3.2%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.