Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0002 kt per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
59th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0023 kt per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031990200620231990: 0.002 kt per person1991: 0.002 kt per person1992: 0.002 kt per person1993: 0.002 kt per person1994: 0.002 kt per person1995: 0.002 kt per person1996: 0.002 kt per person1997: 0.002 kt per person1998: 0.002 kt per person1999: 0.002 kt per person2000: 0.002 kt per person2001: 0.002 kt per person2002: 0.002 kt per person2003: 0.001 kt per person2004: 0.001 kt per person2005: 0.001 kt per person2006: 0.001 kt per person2007: 0.001 kt per person2008: 0.001 kt per person2009: 0.001 kt per person2010: 0.001 kt per person2011: 0 kt per person2012: 0 kt per person2013: 0 kt per person2014: 0 kt per person2015: 0 kt per person2016: 0.001 kt per person2017: 0.001 kt per person2018: 0.001 kt per person2019: 0.001 kt per person2020: 0.001 kt per person2021: 0 kt per person2022: 0 kt per person2023: 0 kt per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0002 kt per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0023 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 2023.

Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 200 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.

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1990 0.0023 kt per person —
1991 0.0022 kt per person -3.1%
1992 0.0021 kt per person -3.5%
1993 0.0021 kt per person -3.6%
1994 0.002 kt per person -3.6%
1995 0.0019 kt per person -3.5%
1996 0.0019 kt per person -3.5%
1997 0.0018 kt per person -3.5%
1998 0.0017 kt per person -3.5%
1999 0.0017 kt per person -3.4%
2000 0.0016 kt per person -3.4%
2001 0.0016 kt per person -3.3%
2002 0.0015 kt per person -3.3%
2003 0.0015 kt per person -3.3%
2004 0.0014 kt per person -3.2%
2005 0.0014 kt per person -3.2%
2006 0.0013 kt per person -3.1%
2007 0.0013 kt per person -3.1%
2008 0.0012 kt per person -3.1%
2009 0.0012 kt per person -3.0%
2010 0.0012 kt per person -3.0%
2011 0.0002 kt per person -79.6%
2012 0.0002 kt per person -2.7%
2013 0.0002 kt per person -2.7%
2014 0.0002 kt per person -2.6%
2015 0.0002 kt per person -2.5%
2016 0.001 kt per person +366.3%
2017 0.001 kt per person -2.4%
2018 0.001 kt per person -2.3%
2019 0.0009 kt per person -2.2%
2020 0.0009 kt per person -2.1%
2021 0.0002 kt per person -79.1%
2022 0.0002 kt per person -1.9%
2023 0.0002 kt per person -1.8%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +366.3% 0.0002 kt per person 0.001 kt per person
2011 -79.6% 0.0012 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person
2021 -79.1% 0.0009 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.002 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person 0.0023 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0014 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 56 Gambia 0.0002 kt per person compare
  2. 57 Eswatini 0.0002 kt per person compare
  3. 58 Nigeria 0.0002 kt per person compare
  4. 60 Sudan 0.0002 kt per person compare
  5. 61 East Timor 0.0002 kt per person compare
  6. 62 Austria 0.0002 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
Net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0023 kt per person in 1990.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2023
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Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.