Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Carbon intensity of GDP

Namibia
0.1172 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1204 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1204 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1172 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0032 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 191 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1371 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1483 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0112 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1407 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.221 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0803 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1252 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0255 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1265 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1299 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0034 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1204 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1172 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0032 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Namibia ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd of 191 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
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
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.