Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.517 t CO2e/capita
in 2024
Zambia
0.543 t CO2e/capita
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
161st
Zambia rank
159th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.543 t CO2e/capita against 0.517 t CO2e/capita in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.026 t CO2e/capita.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5108 t CO2e/capita 0.8709 t CO2e/capita 0.3601 t CO2e/capita Zambia
1980s 0.5381 t CO2e/capita 0.5107 t CO2e/capita 0.0274 t CO2e/capita Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.5566 t CO2e/capita 0.2988 t CO2e/capita 0.2578 t CO2e/capita Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.7058 t CO2e/capita 0.1984 t CO2e/capita 0.5074 t CO2e/capita Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.5949 t CO2e/capita 0.3599 t CO2e/capita 0.235 t CO2e/capita Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.5368 t CO2e/capita 0.5219 t CO2e/capita 0.0149 t CO2e/capita Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.543 t CO2e/capita against 0.517 t CO2e/capita in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
0.026 t CO2e/capita, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Unit
t CO2e/capita
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.