Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 245.48 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
245.48 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 221 countries
All-time high
257.51 kt
in 2000
All-time low
207.7 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

01002003001990200720241990: 207.7 kt1991: 207.7 kt1992: 207.7 kt1993: 207.7 kt1994: 207.7 kt1995: 240.3 kt1996: 240.1 kt1997: 244.7 kt1998: 248.5 kt1999: 255.6 kt2000: 257.5 kt2001: 257.3 kt2002: 256.2 kt2003: 255.9 kt2004: 254 kt2005: 254.5 kt2006: 252.2 kt2007: 251.5 kt2008: 248.2 kt2009: 247.7 kt2010: 247.8 kt2011: 247.8 kt2012: 247.6 kt2013: 247.9 kt2014: 244.2 kt2015: 244.2 kt2016: 244 kt2017: 244.5 kt2018: 246.1 kt2019: 245.7 kt2020: 245.9 kt2021: 245.4 kt2022: 245.5 kt2023: 245.5 kt2024: 245.5 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea is 245.48 kt, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 257.51 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 207.7 kt, in 1990.

Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 207.7 kt
1991 207.7 kt +0.0%
1992 207.7 kt +0.0%
1993 207.7 kt +0.0%
1994 207.7 kt +0.0%
1995 240.26 kt +15.7%
1996 240.11 kt -0.1%
1997 244.67 kt +1.9%
1998 248.46 kt +1.5%
1999 255.64 kt +2.9%
2000 257.51 kt +0.7%
2001 257.34 kt -0.1%
2002 256.16 kt -0.5%
2003 255.85 kt -0.1%
2004 254.04 kt -0.7%
2005 254.48 kt +0.2%
2006 252.24 kt -0.9%
2007 251.51 kt -0.3%
2008 248.25 kt -1.3%
2009 247.66 kt -0.2%
2010 247.78 kt +0.0%
2011 247.82 kt +0.0%
2012 247.58 kt -0.1%
2013 247.85 kt +0.1%
2014 244.21 kt -1.5%
2015 244.21 kt +0.0%
2016 243.98 kt -0.1%
2017 244.46 kt +0.2%
2018 246.06 kt +0.7%
2019 245.72 kt -0.1%
2020 245.9 kt +0.1%
2021 245.39 kt -0.2%
2022 245.48 kt +0.0%
2023 245.48 kt +0.0%
2024 245.48 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 226.76 kt 207.7 kt 255.64 kt 10
2000s 253.5 kt 247.66 kt 257.51 kt 10
2010s 245.97 kt 243.98 kt 247.85 kt 10
2020s 245.55 kt 245.39 kt 245.9 kt 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 46 Denmark 323.95 kt compare
  2. 47 Congo 294.11 kt compare
  3. 48 India 269.72 kt compare
  4. 50 Colombia 234.63 kt compare
  5. 51 Faroe Islands 224.88 kt compare
  6. 52 Austria 207.71 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Papua New Guinea was 245.48 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 257.51 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 207.7 kt in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.