Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 215 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.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +100.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +61.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +38.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +24.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +100.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +61.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +38.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.