Papua New Guinea — CO2 per capita
CO2 Emissions per Capita for Papua New Guinea, 1970–2024.
CO2 per capita for Papua New Guinea was 0.52 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 0.80 in 2005. The lowest was 0.44 in 1971 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.26% per year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 161 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.50, so Papua New Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 2005 and has fallen 35% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 20%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 28 of 37 economies; Timor-Leste (0.50) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 24% in 1987. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 131st of 203 in 1970 → 132nd of 203 in 1980 → 131st of 203 in 1990 → 147th of 203 in 2000 → 153rd of 203 in 2010 → 159th of 203 in 2020 → 161st of 203 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | metric tons per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.52 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.53 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.54 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.54 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.56 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.52 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.52 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.63 | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.74 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.68 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.65 | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 0.55 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.53 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.57 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.55 | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.67 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.71 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.76 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.79 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.76 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.74 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.69 | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.62 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.53 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5 | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.64 | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 0.53 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.52 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.53 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.56 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.59 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.55 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.55 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.54 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.55 | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6 | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.48 | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.56 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.52 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.51 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.52 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.54 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.56 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.53 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.52 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.52 | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 0.65 | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 0.54 | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 0.46 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.44 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.45 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Papua New Guinea’s CO2 per capita in 1971?
0.44 (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Papua New Guinea’s CO2 per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — metric tons per capita — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Papua New Guinea’s CO2 per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +14.8% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 0.52; 2023: 0.53; 2022: 0.54; 2021: 0.54; 2020: 0.56. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 — CO2 Emissions per Capita. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.