Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Carbon intensity of GDP

Niger
0.2018 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
Niger rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
139th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
0.10.20.30.4197019972024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.2018 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 0.0004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Niger ranks 138th 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 Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0873 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2373 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1499 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1834 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2653 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0819 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1518 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0963 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1484 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3696 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.2113 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2521 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0408 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.2113 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2173 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.006 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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Niger, at 0.2018 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 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.0004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Niger ranks 138th 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$.