emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0286 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0286 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0636 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0205 tonnes per person, in 1969.
That places Papua New Guinea 140th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.025 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +69.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0447 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0602 tonnes per person | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0535 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0476 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.046 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0418 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0299 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0286 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0286 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +69.4% | 0.0275 tonnes per person | 0.0466 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +40.4% | 0.0429 tonnes per person | 0.0602 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0267 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 0.0291 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 0.0429 tonnes per person | 0.0636 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0471 tonnes per person | 0.0418 tonnes per person | 0.0535 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0403 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0286 tonnes per person | 0.0299 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0286 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0636 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0205 tonnes per person in 1969.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.