Papua New Guinea Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
10 761 088
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,93%
increase
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
1,14
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Papua New Guinea were 10 761 088 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,93% over the previous year, representing an increase by 98 785 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 10 662 302 tons.
- Per capita: 1,14 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Papua New Guinea accounts for 0,02% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 761 088 | 5 467 691 | 3 712 660 | 1 553 346 | 27 392 | 1,14 | 0,93% | 0,020% |
| 2023 | 10 662 302 | 5 497 952 | 3 576 825 | 1 560 134 | 27 392 | 1,15 | 2,25% | 0,020% |
| 2022 | 10 427 687 | 5 529 499 | 3 328 399 | 1 542 398 | 27 392 | 1,15 | 3,48% | 0,020% |
| 2021 | 10 077 277 | 5 386 694 | 3 134 491 | 1 528 700 | 27 392 | 1,13 | −0,47% | 0,020% |
| 2020 | 10 124 635 | 5 474 416 | 3 108 684 | 1 514 144 | 27 392 | 1,16 | 4,72% | 0,021% |
| 2019 | 9 667 964 | 5 036 378 | 3 086 393 | 1 517 801 | 27 392 | 1,13 | 3,15% | 0,019% |
| 2018 | 9 372 814 | 4 903 964 | 2 920 686 | 1 520 772 | 27 392 | 1,11 | −10,6% | 0,019% |
| 2017 | 10 483 771 | 5 779 216 | 3 172 721 | 1 504 442 | 27 392 | 1,27 | −7,48% | 0,021% |
| 2016 | 11 331 141 | 6 621 012 | 3 174 937 | 1 507 800 | 27 392 | 1,4 | 6,58% | 0,023% |
| 2015 | 10 631 312 | 5 973 949 | 3 031 245 | 1 598 727 | 27 392 | 1,34 | 10,79% | 0,022% |
| 2014 | 9 595 834 | 5 537 868 | 2 515 416 | 1 515 158 | 27 392 | 1,24 | 20,19% | 0,020% |
| 2013 | 7 983 654 | 4 576 654 | 1 886 322 | 1 493 287 | 27 392 | 1,05 | 5,46% | 0,017% |
| 2012 | 7 570 549 | 4 260 921 | 1 797 199 | 1 485 038 | 27 392 | 1,02 | −2,63% | 0,016% |
| 2011 | 7 775 267 | 4 469 211 | 1 795 786 | 1 482 879 | 27 392 | 1,07 | 3,27% | 0,017% |
| 2010 | 7 529 371 | 4 231 420 | 1 788 612 | 1 481 947 | 27 392 | 1,06 | −12,41% | 0,017% |
| 2009 | 8 596 637 | 4 950 165 | 2 128 449 | 1 490 632 | 27 392 | 1,24 | −16,43% | 0,020% |
| 2008 | 10 287 252 | 5 101 952 | 3 678 733 | 1 479 838 | 26 729 | 1,52 | 5,95% | 0,024% |
| 2007 | 9 709 828 | 5 283 892 | 2 900 252 | 1 501 394 | 24 290 | 1,46 | −8,13% | 0,022% |
| 2006 | 10 568 540 | 5 317 503 | 3 705 479 | 1 523 707 | 21 852 | 1,63 | 5,73% | 0,025% |
| 2005 | 9 995 474 | 5 229 849 | 3 240 683 | 1 509 526 | 15 416 | 1,58 | 15,94% | 0,024% |
| 2004 | 8 620 942 | 4 818 965 | 2 213 608 | 1 576 216 | 12 153 | 1,4 | 6,29% | 0,022% |
| 2003 | 8 111 081 | 4 529 278 | 2 055 672 | 1 516 968 | 9 163 | 1,35 | 2,99% | 0,021% |
| 2002 | 7 875 595 | 4 063 909 | 2 281 453 | 1 523 677 | 6 557 | 1,34 | 10,13% | 0,022% |
| 2001 | 7 151 356 | 3 542 679 | 2 089 750 | 1 515 122 | 3 805 | 1,25 | 1,08% | 0,020% |
| 2000 | 7 074 670 | 2 914 473 | 2 649 658 | 1 510 212 | 326 | 1,27 | 14,61% | 0,020% |
| 1999 | 6 172 578 | 2 683 338 | 2 059 099 | 1 420 867 | 9 274 | 1,14 | −31,42% | 0,018% |
| 1998 | 9 000 037 | 3 290 947 | 4 299 315 | 1 399 860 | 9 916 | 1,7 | 58,59% | 0,026% |
| 1997 | 5 675 014 | 2 634 925 | 1 733 036 | 1 293 779 | 13 274 | 1,1 | −0,99% | 0,016% |
| 1996 | 5 731 697 | 2 511 930 | 1 875 140 | 1 326 084 | 18 543 | 1,14 | 2,21% | 0,017% |
| 1995 | 5 607 926 | 2 453 398 | 1 843 728 | 1 291 289 | 19 511 | 1,15 | 0,69% | 0,017% |
| 1994 | 5 569 284 | 2 528 713 | 1 823 617 | 1 198 926 | 18 028 | 1,17 | −0,13% | 0,017% |
| 1993 | 5 576 370 | 2 538 152 | 1 775 499 | 1 249 548 | 13 170 | 1,2 | 2,4% | 0,017% |
| 1992 | 5 445 631 | 2 490 354 | 1 703 928 | 1 243 687 | 7 662 | 1,2 | 8,71% | 0,017% |
| 1991 | 5 009 102 | 2 202 892 | 1 620 076 | 1 181 485 | 4 649 | 1,13 | 2,82% | 0,015% |
| 1990 | 4 871 850 | 2 149 936 | 1 555 003 | 1 164 028 | 2 883 | 1,13 | 20,56% | 0,015% |
| 1989 | 4 041 072 | 2 031 435 | 896 928 | 1 111 130 | 1 580 | 0,96 | −2,37% | 0,013% |
| 1988 | 4 139 205 | 2 054 060 | 893 946 | 1 189 996 | 1 204 | 1,01 | −3,22% | 0,013% |
| 1987 | 4 277 125 | 2 189 018 | 897 462 | 1 189 588 | 1 057 | 1,07 | 10,86% | 0,014% |
| 1986 | 3 858 074 | 1 721 312 | 905 848 | 1 229 821 | 1 093 | 0,99 | −2,54% | 0,013% |
| 1985 | 3 958 483 | 1 938 966 | 903 372 | 1 115 934 | 210 | 1,04 | 3,4% | 0,014% |
| 1984 | 3 828 313 | 1 757 120 | 896 136 | 1 174 696 | 361 | 1,04 | 2,72% | 0,013% |
| 1983 | 3 727 115 | 1 689 098 | 895 777 | 1 141 901 | 338 | 1,04 | 0,48% | 0,013% |
| 1982 | 3 709 294 | 1 709 205 | 889 487 | 1 110 310 | 291 | 1,06 | 0,7% | 0,013% |
| 1981 | 3 683 485 | 1 734 927 | 888 360 | 1 059 801 | 397 | 1,08 | 0% | 0,013% |
| 1980 | 3 683 668 | 1 752 794 | 877 787 | 1 053 049 | 39 | 1,11 | 4,03% | 0,013% |
| 1979 | 3 540 903 | 1 627 781 | 864 585 | 1 048 537 | 0 | 1,1 | 4,12% | 0,012% |
| 1978 | 3 400 766 | 1 514 833 | 843 636 | 1 042 297 | 0 | 1,09 | 0,32% | 0,012% |
| 1977 | 3 389 994 | 1 526 395 | 826 180 | 1 037 418 | 0 | 1,12 | 3% | 0,012% |
| 1976 | 3 291 391 | 1 445 592 | 813 256 | 1 032 543 | 0 | 1,11 | 0,35% | 0,012% |
| 1975 | 3 280 016 | 1 467 067 | 785 090 | 1 027 860 | 0 | 1,14 | −7,86% | 0,013% |
| 1974 | 3 559 694 | 1 775 689 | 762 588 | 1 021 416 | 0 | 1,27 | 11,74% | 0,014% |
| 1973 | 3 185 556 | 1 447 102 | 727 625 | 1 010 829 | 0 | 1,17 | 9,64% | 0,013% |
| 1972 | 2 905 342 | 1 203 088 | 699 368 | 1 002 886 | 0 | 1,09 | 4% | 0,012% |
| 1971 | 2 793 729 | 1 128 340 | 671 013 | 994 375 | 0 | 1,08 | 1,11% | 0,012% |
| 1970 | 2 762 997 | 1 128 178 | 645 819 | 988 999 | 0 | 1,09 | – | 0,012% |
See also
- Papua New Guinea CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- 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).