Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 26.39 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 26.39 % for energy — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 26.39 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.18 %, in 1997.
That places Papua New Guinea 182nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.48 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.68 % | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 9.87 % | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.97 % | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.01 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 9.13 % | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 9.61 % | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 7.18 % | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 17.72 % | +146.8% |
| 1999 | 10.33 % | -41.7% |
| 2000 | 12.18 % | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 11.77 % | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.61 % | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 13.16 % | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.44 % | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 17.34 % | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 18.3 % | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 19.94 % | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 19.56 % | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.05 % | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 14.12 % | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 18.66 % | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 18.04 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 19.16 % | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 23.38 % | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 23.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.55 % | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 20.78 % | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.89 % | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 22.52 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.16 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.44 % | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 25.88 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 26.39 % | +2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 26.39 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.39 %, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 26.39 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.79 %, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +146.8% | 7.18 % | 17.72 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3 % | 7.18 % | 17.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.54 % | 11.77 % | 19.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.35 % | 14.12 % | 23.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.97 % | 22.16 % | 26.39 % | 4 |
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 energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Papua New Guinea?
- Energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Papua New Guinea was 26.39 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.39 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 % in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for energy — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.