Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 26.39 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.39 %
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
169th
of 207 countries
All-time high
26.39 %
in 2023
All-time low
7.18 %
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

5101520251990200620231990: 9.5 %1991: 9.7 %1992: 9.9 %1993: 10 %1994: 10 %1995: 9.1 %1996: 9.6 %1997: 7.2 %1998: 17.7 %1999: 10.3 %2000: 12.2 %2001: 11.8 %2002: 12.6 %2003: 13.2 %2004: 14.4 %2005: 17.3 %2006: 18.3 %2007: 19.9 %2008: 19.6 %2009: 16.1 %2010: 14.1 %2011: 18.7 %2012: 18 %2013: 19.2 %2014: 23.4 %2015: 23.4 %2016: 21.6 %2017: 20.8 %2018: 21.9 %2019: 22.5 %2020: 22.2 %2021: 25.4 %2022: 25.9 %2023: 26.4 %

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 169th out of 207 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 166 Mauritania 28.09 % compare
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  3. 168 Sierra Leone 26.41 % compare
  4. 170 Peru 25.92 % compare
  5. 171 Nicaragua 25.19 % compare
  6. 172 Guyana 23.85 % compare

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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 169th out of 207 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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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
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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.