What is emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea?

Emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea was 61,833 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 64,927 tonnes in 2018.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 33.46 tonnes in 1750.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Papua New Guinea ranks 118th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Papua New Guinea: Emissions of air pollutants was 61,833 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

61,833 tonnes

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

118th

of 220 countries

All-time high

64,927 tonnes

in 2018

All-time low

33.46 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 61,833 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea peaked at 64,927 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.46 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Papua New Guinea 118th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	33.74 tonnes	33.46 tonnes	34.02 tonnes	10
1760s	34.36 tonnes	34.08 tonnes	34.65 tonnes	10
1770s	35 tonnes	34.71 tonnes	35.29 tonnes	10
1780s	35.65 tonnes	35.35 tonnes	35.94 tonnes	10
1790s	36.3 tonnes	36.01 tonnes	36.6 tonnes	10
1800s	37.17 tonnes	36.67 tonnes	37.68 tonnes	10
1810s	39.48 tonnes	37.79 tonnes	41.18 tonnes	10
1820s	43.42 tonnes	41.56 tonnes	45.28 tonnes	10
1830s	47.74 tonnes	45.7 tonnes	49.79 tonnes	10
1840s	52.48 tonnes	50.25 tonnes	54.73 tonnes	10
1850s	62.86 tonnes	55.23 tonnes	71.18 tonnes	10
1860s	81.35 tonnes	73.25 tonnes	90.07 tonnes	10
1870s	102.58 tonnes	92.22 tonnes	113.75 tonnes	10
1880s	130.62 tonnes	115.57 tonnes	150.71 tonnes	10
1890s	160.56 tonnes	156.1 tonnes	166.18 tonnes	10
1900s	227.99 tonnes	167.65 tonnes	294.81 tonnes	10
1910s	363.02 tonnes	310.95 tonnes	415.33 tonnes	10
1920s	465.72 tonnes	427.06 tonnes	499.31 tonnes	10
1930s	528.47 tonnes	505.67 tonnes	552.64 tonnes	10
1940s	553.65 tonnes	514.37 tonnes	566.93 tonnes	10
1950s	1,621 tonnes	1,089 tonnes	2,009 tonnes	10
1960s	2,980 tonnes	2,126 tonnes	4,160 tonnes	10
1970s	11,525 tonnes	4,751 tonnes	16,252 tonnes	10
1980s	20,597 tonnes	16,031 tonnes	24,526 tonnes	10
1990s	29,669 tonnes	23,727 tonnes	36,004 tonnes	10
2000s	53,788 tonnes	38,761 tonnes	64,173 tonnes	10
2010s	56,812 tonnes	40,485 tonnes	64,927 tonnes	10
2020s	60,352 tonnes	58,817 tonnes	61,833 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

115 El Salvador 62,839 tonnes compare
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea?: Emissions of air pollutants in Papua New Guinea was 61,833 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 64,927 tonnes in 2018.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 33.46 tonnes in 1750.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Papua New Guinea ranks 118th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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