emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6833 tonnes per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 177th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1081 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1055 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1053 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1036 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1042 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1072 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1094 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1109 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1144 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1204 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1373 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1355 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1442 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1474 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1527 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1607 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1719 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.181 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1855 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1919 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1999 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2041 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2188 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2121 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2148 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2287 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2295 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2305 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4008 tonnes per square kilometre | +73.9% |
| 1991 | 0.403 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4111 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.413 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4243 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6176 tonnes per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6756 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6723 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.668 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6575 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6543 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6619 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6601 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6649 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6648 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6636 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6599 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6599 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6758 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6833 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6787 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6271 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6443 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6447 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6486 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6566 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6448 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6462 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6492 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6513 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6471 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.649 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | +73.9% | 0.2305 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4008 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +45.6% | 0.4243 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6176 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1063 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1109 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1466 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1144 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.181 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2116 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1855 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2305 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5343 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4008 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6756 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6648 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6543 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6833 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6271 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6787 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.647 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.649 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 174 Iran 0.7734 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 175 East Timor 0.7089 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 176 Sweden 0.6461 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 178 Peru 0.6387 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Oman 0.5658 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 180 Venezuela 0.5516 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was 0.6449 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6833 tonnes per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 177th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.