Land-use change — Emissions Share in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 6.05 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6.05 %
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
71st
of 209 countries
All-time high
31.04 %
in 1990
All-time low
6.05 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

510152025301990200620231990: 31 %1991: 31 %1992: 31 %1993: 31 %1994: 31 %1995: 29.3 %1996: 29.1 %1997: 28.6 %1998: 27.4 %1999: 27.3 %2000: 26.1 %2001: 25.6 %2002: 25.2 %2003: 25 %2004: 24.5 %2005: 24.4 %2006: 24.5 %2007: 23.6 %2008: 24.6 %2009: 25 %2010: 25.4 %2011: 6.5 %2012: 6.6 %2013: 6.5 %2014: 6.3 %2015: 6.3 %2016: 24.4 %2017: 24.6 %2018: 23.9 %2019: 23.7 %2020: 23.5 %2021: 6.2 %2022: 6.1 %2023: 6 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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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.