Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita

Australia
0.006 units per person
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
0.0047 units per person
in 2019
Australia rank
16th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0040.0060.0080.010.0120.014199020042019

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.006 units per person against 0.0047 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 209 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0129 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.005 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0105 units per person 0.0061 units per person 0.0044 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0065 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0013 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
Australia, at 0.006 units per person against 0.0047 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0013 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per capita?
Australia ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.