Land-use change — Emissions in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Land-use change — Emissions was 1,913 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,913 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
8,960 kt
in 2016
All-time low
1,875 kt
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 8.9k kt1991: 8.9k kt1992: 8.9k kt1993: 8.9k kt1994: 8.9k kt1995: 8.9k kt1996: 8.9k kt1997: 8.9k kt1998: 8.9k kt1999: 8.9k kt2000: 8.9k kt2001: 8.9k kt2002: 8.9k kt2003: 8.9k kt2004: 8.9k kt2005: 8.9k kt2006: 8.9k kt2007: 8.9k kt2008: 8.9k kt2009: 8.9k kt2010: 8.9k kt2011: 1.9k kt2012: 1.9k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 1.9k kt2015: 1.9k kt2016: 9.0k kt2017: 9.0k kt2018: 9.0k kt2019: 9.0k kt2020: 9.0k kt2021: 1.9k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,913 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8,960 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,875 kt, in 2011.

Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Land-use change — Emissions in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,919 kt
1991 8,919 kt +0.0%
1992 8,919 kt +0.0%
1993 8,919 kt +0.0%
1994 8,919 kt +0.0%
1995 8,919 kt +0.0%
1996 8,919 kt +0.0%
1997 8,919 kt +0.0%
1998 8,919 kt +0.0%
1999 8,919 kt +0.0%
2000 8,919 kt +0.0%
2001 8,921 kt +0.0%
2002 8,921 kt +0.0%
2003 8,921 kt +0.0%
2004 8,921 kt +0.0%
2005 8,921 kt +0.0%
2006 8,921 kt +0.0%
2007 8,921 kt +0.0%
2008 8,921 kt +0.0%
2009 8,921 kt +0.0%
2010 8,921 kt +0.0%
2011 1,875 kt -79.0%
2012 1,875 kt +0.0%
2013 1,875 kt +0.0%
2014 1,875 kt +0.0%
2015 1,875 kt +0.0%
2016 8,960 kt +377.9%
2017 8,960 kt +0.0%
2018 8,960 kt +0.0%
2019 8,960 kt +0.0%
2020 8,960 kt +0.0%
2021 1,913 kt -78.6%
2022 1,913 kt +0.0%
2023 1,913 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,919 kt 8,919 kt 8,919 kt 10
2000s 8,921 kt 8,919 kt 8,921 kt 10
2010s 5,413 kt 1,875 kt 8,960 kt 10
2020s 3,675 kt 1,913 kt 8,960 kt 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 50 Japan 2,543 kt compare
  2. 51 Chile 2,342 kt compare
  3. 52 Senegal 2,190 kt compare
  4. 54 Niger 1,793 kt compare
  5. 55 Australia 1,595 kt compare
  6. 55 Australia and New Zealand 1,595 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Papua New Guinea?
Land-use change — emissions in Papua New Guinea was 1,913 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 8,960 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,875 kt in 2011.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for land-use change — emissions?
Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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