Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0002 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0002 °C
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
133rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0002 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Papua New Guinea, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Papua New Guinea is 0.0002 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0002 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +108.5% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +56.3% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +38.8% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +30.1% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +24.8% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +21.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +18.8% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +16.9% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +15.4% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +13.9% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +12.7% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +11.7% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +10.9% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +10.2% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +9.7% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | -0.4% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | -0.7% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | -1.2% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 °C | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 °C | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 °C | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 °C | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 °C | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 °C | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 °C | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 °C | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 °C | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 °C | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 °C | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 °C | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 °C | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 °C | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 °C | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 °C | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 °C | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 °C | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 °C | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 °C | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 °C | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 °C | +3.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 °C, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 °C, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +108.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +56.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +38.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +30.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 5 |
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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Papua New Guinea was 0.0002 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.