Papua New Guinea CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
5,467,691
tons
Year-over-Year
−0.55%
decrease
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
0.58
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Papua New Guinea were 5,467,691 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions decreased by −0.55% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −30,261 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 5,497,952 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Papua New Guinea are equivalent to 0.58 tons per person, a decrease by −0.01 over the figure of 0.59 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −2.4% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Papua New Guinea
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,467,691 | −0.55% | 0.58 | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 5,497,952 | −0.57% | 0.59 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | 5,529,499 | 2.65% | 0.61 | 0.01% |
| 2021 | 5,386,694 | −1.6% | 0.6 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 5,474,416 | 8.7% | 0.63 | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 5,036,378 | 2.7% | 0.59 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 4,903,964 | −15.14% | 0.58 | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 5,779,216 | −12.71% | 0.7 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 6,621,012 | 10.83% | 0.82 | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 5,973,949 | 7.87% | 0.75 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 5,537,868 | 21% | 0.71 | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 4,576,654 | 7.41% | 0.6 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 4,260,921 | −4.66% | 0.57 | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 4,469,211 | 5.62% | 0.61 | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 4,231,420 | −14.52% | 0.6 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 4,950,165 | −2.98% | 0.71 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 5,101,952 | −3.44% | 0.75 | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 5,283,892 | −0.63% | 0.8 | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 5,317,503 | 1.68% | 0.82 | 0.02% |
| 2005 | 5,229,849 | 8.53% | 0.83 | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 4,818,965 | 6.4% | 0.78 | 0.02% |
| 2003 | 4,529,278 | 11.45% | 0.75 | 0.02% |
| 2002 | 4,063,909 | 14.71% | 0.69 | 0.02% |
| 2001 | 3,542,679 | 21.55% | 0.62 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 2,914,473 | 8.61% | 0.52 | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 2,683,338 | −18.46% | 0.49 | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 3,290,947 | 24.9% | 0.62 | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 2,634,925 | 4.9% | 0.51 | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 2,511,930 | 2.39% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 2,453,398 | −2.98% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 2,528,713 | −0.37% | 0.53 | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 2,538,152 | 1.92% | 0.55 | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 2,490,354 | 13.05% | 0.55 | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 2,202,892 | 2.46% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,149,936 | 5.83% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,031,435 | −1.1% | 0.48 | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 2,054,060 | −6.17% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 2,189,018 | 27.17% | 0.55 | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 1,721,312 | −11.23% | 0.44 | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 1,938,966 | 10.35% | 0.51 | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 1,757,120 | 4.03% | 0.48 | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 1,689,098 | −1.18% | 0.47 | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 1,709,205 | −1.48% | 0.49 | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 1,734,927 | −1.02% | 0.51 | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 1,752,794 | 7.68% | 0.53 | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 1,627,781 | 7.46% | 0.51 | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 1,514,833 | −0.76% | 0.48 | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 1,526,395 | 5.59% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 1,445,592 | −1.46% | 0.49 | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 1,467,067 | −17.38% | 0.51 | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 1,775,689 | 22.71% | 0.63 | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 1,447,102 | 20.28% | 0.53 | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 1,203,088 | 6.62% | 0.45 | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 1,128,340 | 0.01% | 0.44 | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 1,128,178 | – | 0.45 | 0.01% |
See also
- Papua New Guinea GHG Emissions
- Global CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions
- Population of Papua New Guinea
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).