Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Guatemala
0.5209 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
128th
Papua New Guinea rank
127th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Guatemala
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5209 metric tons per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Guatemala ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 215 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0233 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0348 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0115 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0364 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1481 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1117 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0321 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1187 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0866 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1116 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1513 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0397 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.3073 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5174 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2101 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.3897 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6593 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2696 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.4842 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5552 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0711 metric tons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.5585 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.5209 metric tons per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.