Laos vs Papua New Guinea: How have things changed?, per capita

Laos
0.0299 metric tons per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0327 metric tons per person
in 2024
Laos rank
54th
Papua New Guinea rank
51st

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
0.010.020.030.040.05196519942024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0327 metric tons per person against 0.0299 metric tons per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0028 metric tons per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.007 metric tons per person 0.0067 metric tons per person 0.0002 metric tons per person Laos
1970s 0.0072 metric tons per person 0.0238 metric tons per person 0.0166 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.007 metric tons per person 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0087 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0076 metric tons per person 0.0148 metric tons per person 0.0072 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0154 metric tons per person 0.0359 metric tons per person 0.0205 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0225 metric tons per person 0.0345 metric tons per person 0.012 metric tons per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0285 metric tons per person 0.0264 metric tons per person 0.0021 metric tons per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0327 metric tons per person against 0.0299 metric tons per person in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
0.0028 metric tons per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Laos ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.