Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
99th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 1898
All-time low
-0.1%
in 1917
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.6% in 1898 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1917.
That places Papua New Guinea 99th out of 199 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.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -0.0% | — |
| 1851 | -0.0% | +213.2% |
| 1852 | -0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1853 | -0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1854 | -0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1855 | -0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1856 | -0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1857 | -0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1858 | -0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1859 | -0.0% | +35.5% |
| 1860 | -0.0% | +62.5% |
| 1861 | -0.0% | -41.0% |
| 1862 | -0.0% | -67.1% |
| 1863 | -0.0% | +251.9% |
| 1864 | -0.0% | +49.9% |
| 1865 | -0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1866 | -0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1867 | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1868 | -0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1869 | -0.0% | -35.3% |
| 1870 | -0.0% | +43.5% |
| 1871 | -0.0% | +81.5% |
| 1872 | -0.0% | -46.6% |
| 1873 | -0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1874 | -0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1875 | -0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1876 | -0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1877 | -0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1878 | -0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1879 | -0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1880 | -0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1881 | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1882 | -0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1883 | -0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1884 | -0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1885 | -0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1886 | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1887 | -0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1888 | -0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1889 | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 1.1% | -11721.8% |
| 1891 | 1.3% | +16.9% |
| 1892 | 1.4% | +8.9% |
| 1893 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 1896 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 1899 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 1900 | 0.5% | -64.2% |
| 1901 | 0.3% | -45.8% |
| 1902 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -58.9% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | +90.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -78.1% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | +222.4% |
| 1907 | -0.0% | -114.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -148.4% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +880.2% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -43.9% |
| 1911 | -0.0% | -115.8% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -415.7% |
| 1913 | -0.1% | -323.8% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -290.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -65.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 1917 | -0.1% | -302.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -154.1% |
| 1919 | -0.1% | -255.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -116.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -65.9% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +1680.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -85.1% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -14.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1926 | -0.0% | -146.9% |
| 1927 | -0.0% | +368.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -275.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -83.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +272.5% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -52.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1934 | -0.0% | -130.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -614.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -33.5% |
| 1937 | -0.0% | -129.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -228.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +32.5% |
| 1940 | -0.0% | -277.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -345.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -59.9% |
| 1943 | -0.0% | -105.6% |
| 1944 | -0.0% | +628.5% |
| 1945 | -0.0% | +628.7% |
| 1946 | -0.0% | -60.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -101.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +7109.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +137.1% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -76.2% |
| 1951 | -0.0% | -495.9% |
| 1952 | -0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1953 | -0.0% | -88.9% |
| 1954 | -0.0% | +285.5% |
| 1955 | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1956 | -0.0% | +124.6% |
| 1957 | -0.0% | -91.2% |
| 1958 | -0.0% | +806.3% |
| 1959 | -0.0% | +66.0% |
| 1960 | -0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1961 | -0.0% | -79.6% |
| 1962 | -0.0% | +94.9% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | -60.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -283.7% |
| 1965 | -0.0% | -357.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -148.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +120.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -16.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -25.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +54.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +122.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -23.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +40.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +77.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -69.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -20.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -62.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +458.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +28.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -35.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +66.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +63.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -44.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +50.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +63.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +11721.8% | -0.0% | 1.1% |
| 1948 | +7109.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1922 | +1680.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1909 | +880.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1958 | -806.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -628.5% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 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% | 5 |
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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 greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Papua New Guinea was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1898.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1917.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.