Land-use change — Emissions Share in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 6.05 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Papua New Guinea stood at 6.05 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31.04 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.05 %, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.68 % | 27.31 % | 31.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.85 % | 23.65 % | 26.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.42 % | 6.27 % | 25.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.47 % | 6.05 % | 23.53 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 68 Melanesia 9.36 % compare
- 69 Seychelles 8.24 % compare
- 70 North Macedonia 8.08 % compare
- 72 Slovenia 4.74 % compare
- 73 Estonia 4.1 % compare
- 74 Antigua and Barbuda 3.47 % compare
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 land-use change — emissions share in Papua New Guinea?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Papua New Guinea was 6.05 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.04 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 % in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.