Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
155th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.0248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1873 | 0.0272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1878 | 0.033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.0346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.0359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.0396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1898 | 0.0428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1917 | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1918 | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1919 | 0.1303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1921 | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1923 | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.1624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1932 | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1934 | 0.1483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1935 | 0.143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1936 | 0.1376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1941 | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1943 | 0.127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1944 | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1945 | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1946 | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1947 | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 152 Liechtenstein 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Niue 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Algeria 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Sierra Leone 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Cape Verde 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Barbados 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Papua New Guinea was 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.