Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global 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 global co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Papua New Guinea 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 10.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.1% (2025)
- Urban population 1.70 million (2025)
- Urban population 15.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 209.71 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Papua New Guinea was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global 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 global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.