Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural was 19.32 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 19.32 t CO2eq/ha for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Papua New Guinea peaked at 44.48 t CO2eq/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19.06 t CO2eq/ha, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.51 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 31.34 t CO2eq/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 31.1 t CO2eq/ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 30.21 t CO2eq/ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 30.04 t CO2eq/ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.55 t CO2eq/ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 30.48 t CO2eq/ha | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 44.48 t CO2eq/ha | +45.9% |
| 1998 | 29.9 t CO2eq/ha | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 30.4 t CO2eq/ha | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 30.9 t CO2eq/ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 30.94 t CO2eq/ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 31.24 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.87 t CO2eq/ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 31.15 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 30 t CO2eq/ha | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.51 t CO2eq/ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.93 t CO2eq/ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 26.81 t CO2eq/ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.26 t CO2eq/ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 26.28 t CO2eq/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.33 t CO2eq/ha | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 20.32 t CO2eq/ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.29 t CO2eq/ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 20.03 t CO2eq/ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.58 t CO2eq/ha | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 24.78 t CO2eq/ha | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 23.45 t CO2eq/ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 23.74 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.7 t CO2eq/ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.91 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.06 t CO2eq/ha | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 19.26 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.32 t CO2eq/ha | +0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 19.32 t CO2eq/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.87 t CO2eq/ha, 10.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 19.32 t CO2eq/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.77 t CO2eq/ha, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +45.9% | 30.48 t CO2eq/ha | 44.48 t CO2eq/ha |
| 1998 | -32.8% | 44.48 t CO2eq/ha | 29.9 t CO2eq/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1 t CO2eq/ha | 29.9 t CO2eq/ha | 44.48 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.56 t CO2eq/ha | 26.26 t CO2eq/ha | 31.24 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.35 t CO2eq/ha | 20.03 t CO2eq/ha | 26.28 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.39 t CO2eq/ha | 19.06 t CO2eq/ha | 23.91 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 6 Singapore 24.36 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19.38 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 3.99 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 Guyana 19.33 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3.62 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 9 Polynesia 3.45 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 10 Malta 19.09 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 19.01 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.28 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.75 t CO2eq/ha compare
- 12 Cambodia 16.14 t CO2eq/ha 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 on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Papua New Guinea?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural in Papua New Guinea was 19.32 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.48 t CO2eq/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.06 t CO2eq/ha in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per area of agricultural rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.