Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires was 55.55 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
55.55
Change on year
down 52.7%
World rank
46th
of 209 countries
All-time high
15,527
in 1997
All-time low
16.08
in 2001
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200420191990: 832.81991: 832.81992: 832.81993: 832.81994: 832.81995: 832.81996: 464.11997: 15.5k1998: 575.61999: 500.72000: 342.82001: 16.12002: 243.52003: 75.52004: 464.12005: 46.52006: 137.62007: 28.52008: 38.42009: 44.22010: 51.42011: 28.92012: 25.22013: 55.12014: 49.62015: 1.0k2016: 36.92017: 39.82018: 117.42019: 55.5

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 55.55 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in 2019.

The figure is down 52.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15,527 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16.08, in 2001.

That places Papua New Guinea 46th out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 832.77 —
1991 832.77 +0.0%
1992 832.77 +0.0%
1993 832.77 +0.0%
1994 832.77 +0.0%
1995 832.77 +0.0%
1996 464.09 -44.3%
1997 15,527 +3245.7%
1998 575.56 -96.3%
1999 500.71 -13.0%
2000 342.75 -31.5%
2001 16.08 -95.3%
2002 243.51 +1414.6%
2003 75.51 -69.0%
2004 464.11 +514.6%
2005 46.45 -90.0%
2006 137.57 +196.2%
2007 28.51 -79.3%
2008 38.37 +34.6%
2009 44.19 +15.2%
2010 51.4 +16.3%
2011 28.91 -43.8%
2012 25.22 -12.7%
2013 55.12 +118.6%
2014 49.61 -10.0%
2015 1,022 +1959.9%
2016 36.94 -96.4%
2017 39.8 +7.7%
2018 117.45 +195.1%
2019 55.55 -52.7%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 55.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.93, 8.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 55.55 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1083, 512.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +3245.7% 464.09 15,527
2015 +1959.9% 49.61 1,022
2002 +1414.6% 16.08 243.51
2004 +514.6% 75.51 464.11

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,206 464.09 15,527 10
2000s 143.71 16.08 464.11 10
2010s 148.2 25.22 1,022 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Papua New Guinea?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Papua New Guinea was 55.55 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 15,527 in 1997.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.08 in 2001.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires?
Papua New Guinea ranks 46th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).