Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.2% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
83rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1000
All-time low
0.0%
in 1928
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Papua New Guinea, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions and population in Papua New Guinea is 0.2%, measured in 2100.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3% in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1928.
That places Papua New Guinea 83rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.3% | — |
| 1100 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 1200 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1300 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1400 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 1500 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 1600 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1700 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 1710 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1720 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1730 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 1740 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1750 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1760 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1770 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1780 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1790 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1800 | 0.1% | -43.0% |
| 1801 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1802 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1803 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1804 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1805 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1806 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1807 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1808 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1809 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1811 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1812 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1813 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1814 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1815 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1816 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1817 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1818 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1819 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1820 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1821 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1822 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1823 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1824 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1825 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1826 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1827 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1828 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1829 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1830 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1831 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1832 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1833 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1834 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1835 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1836 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1837 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1838 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1839 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1840 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1841 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1842 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1843 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1844 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1845 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1846 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1847 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1848 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1849 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1850 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2028 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2029 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2030 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2031 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2032 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2033 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2034 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2035 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2036 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2037 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2038 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2039 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2040 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2041 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2042 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2043 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2044 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2045 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2046 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2047 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2048 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2050 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2051 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2052 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2053 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2054 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2055 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2056 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2057 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2058 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2059 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2060 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2061 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2062 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2063 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2064 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2065 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2066 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2067 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2068 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2069 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2070 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2071 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2072 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2073 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2074 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2075 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2076 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2077 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2078 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2079 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2080 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2081 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2082 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2083 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2084 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2085 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2086 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2087 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2088 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2089 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2090 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2091 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2092 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2093 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2094 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2096 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2097 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2098 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2099 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2100 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 9.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | -43.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Papua New Guinea was 0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1000.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1928.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.