Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 1.25 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.25 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 405.15 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3936 kt, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.4 kt | — |
| 1991 | 17.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.18 kt | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 405.15 kt | +3879.8% |
| 1998 | 13.4 kt | -96.7% |
| 1999 | 10.88 kt | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 8.19 kt | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3936 kt | -95.2% |
| 2002 | 4.45 kt | +1031.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 kt | -63.4% |
| 2004 | 10.32 kt | +533.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9814 kt | -90.5% |
| 2006 | 3.08 kt | +213.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5585 kt | -81.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7739 kt | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8325 kt | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.11 kt | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6037 kt | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5798 kt | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 kt | +87.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 kt | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6 kt | +1648.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8085 kt | -95.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8138 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.85 kt | +250.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 kt | -60.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4468 kt | -59.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7686 kt | +72.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8 kt | +133.6% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kt | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4 kt | 10.18 kt | 405.15 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 kt | 0.3936 kt | 10.32 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 kt | 0.5798 kt | 18.6 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 kt | 0.4468 kt | 1.8 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1029 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Papua New Guinea?
- Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Papua New Guinea was 1.25 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 405.15 kt in 1997.
- What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3936 kt in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf