Greenland vs Papua New Guinea: Carbon intensity of GDP

Greenland
0.206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Greenland rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
139th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Greenland
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0046 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Greenland ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2373 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2364 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0007 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2653 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2646 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0008 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1647 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2049 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.2148 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2521 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0373 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.2022 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.019 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Greenland or Papua New Guinea?
Greenland, at 0.206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Greenland and Papua New Guinea?
0.0046 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Greenland ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.