Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Carbon intensity of GDP

Guinea-Bissau
0.1978 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
140th
Papua New Guinea rank
139th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Papua New Guinea
0.10.20.30.4197019972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1978 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0036 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th and Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2373 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0921 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2285 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2653 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0369 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.3247 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0766 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.3244 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.294 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2521 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0419 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.2145 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2173 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0027 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, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1978 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
0.0036 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th 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$.