Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.0015 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0015 °C
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
107th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0015 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-0 °C
in 1889
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Papua New Guinea, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Papua New Guinea is 0.0015 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0015 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0 °C, in 1889.
That places Papua New Guinea 107th 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.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -0 °C | — |
| 1852 | -0 °C | +94.5% |
| 1853 | -0 °C | +44.1% |
| 1854 | -0 °C | +31.6% |
| 1855 | -0 °C | +31.9% |
| 1856 | -0 °C | +30.1% |
| 1857 | -0 °C | +18.7% |
| 1858 | -0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1859 | -0 °C | +16.6% |
| 1860 | -0 °C | +23.7% |
| 1861 | -0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1862 | -0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1863 | -0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1864 | -0 °C | +15.1% |
| 1865 | -0 °C | +10.7% |
| 1866 | -0 °C | +10.0% |
| 1867 | -0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1868 | -0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1869 | -0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1870 | -0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1871 | -0 °C | +15.0% |
| 1872 | -0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1873 | -0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1874 | -0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1875 | -0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1876 | -0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1877 | -0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1878 | -0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1879 | -0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1880 | -0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1881 | -0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1882 | -0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1883 | -0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1884 | -0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1885 | -0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1886 | -0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1887 | -0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1888 | -0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1889 | -0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | -464.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0001 °C | +152.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0001 °C | +65.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0002 °C | +41.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0002 °C | +30.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0003 °C | +23.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0003 °C | +19.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0004 °C | +16.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0005 °C | +14.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0005 °C | +12.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0005 °C | +4.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0005 °C | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0006 °C | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0006 °C | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0006 °C | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0006 °C | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0006 °C | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0006 °C | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0006 °C | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.0006 °C | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0006 °C | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0006 °C | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0006 °C | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0006 °C | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0006 °C | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0006 °C | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0006 °C | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0006 °C | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0006 °C | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0006 °C | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0006 °C | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0006 °C | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0006 °C | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0006 °C | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0006 °C | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0006 °C | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0006 °C | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0006 °C | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0006 °C | -0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0006 °C | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0006 °C | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0006 °C | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0006 °C | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0006 °C | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0006 °C | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0006 °C | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0006 °C | -0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0006 °C | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0006 °C | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0006 °C | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0006 °C | -0.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0006 °C | -0.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0006 °C | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0006 °C | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0006 °C | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0006 °C | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0006 °C | -0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0006 °C | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0006 °C | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0006 °C | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0006 °C | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0006 °C | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0006 °C | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0006 °C | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0006 °C | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0006 °C | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 °C | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 °C | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 °C | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 °C | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 °C | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 °C | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 °C | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 °C | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 °C | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 °C | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 °C | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 °C | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 °C | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 °C | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 °C | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 °C | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 °C | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 °C | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 °C | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 °C | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 °C | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 °C | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 °C | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 °C | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 °C | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 °C | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 °C | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 °C | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 °C | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 °C | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 °C | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 °C | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 °C | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 °C | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 °C | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 °C | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.001 °C | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.001 °C | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 °C | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 °C | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 °C | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 °C | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 °C | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 °C | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 °C | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 °C | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 °C | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 °C | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 °C | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 °C | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 °C | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 °C | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 °C | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 °C | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 °C | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 °C | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 °C | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 °C | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 °C | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 °C | +1.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0015 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 °C, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0015 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0012 °C, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 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 | +464.8% | -0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1891 | +152.3% | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C |
| 1852 | -94.5% | -0 °C | -0 °C |
| 1892 | +65.7% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C |
| 1853 | -44.1% | -0 °C | -0 °C |
| 1893 | +41.3% | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.001 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0012 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0014 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0015 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 104 Lithuania 0.0016 °C compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 0.0015 °C compare
- 106 Somalia 0.0015 °C compare
- 108 Bahrain 0.0015 °C compare
- 109 Dominican Republic 0.0014 °C compare
- 110 Afghanistan 0.0013 °C compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Papua New Guinea?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Papua New Guinea was 0.0015 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 °C in 1889.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.