Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1998. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Papua New Guinea, 1970–1998
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1998, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 128th out of 179 countries with data for 1998, 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 from coal in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 126 Uruguay 0.0% compare
- 127 Syria 0.0% compare
- 129 Cameroon 0.0% compare
- 130 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 131 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%
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 from coal in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Papua New Guinea was 0.0% in 1998, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 179 countries with data for 1998.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.