Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Wood charcoal — Production, per capita was 0.0007 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0007 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.001 t per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 t per person, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 117th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.001 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.001 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.001 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.001 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.001 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.001 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.001 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.001 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.001 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.001 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.001 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.001 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.001 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.001 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.001 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.001 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 t per person | -0.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0007 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0041 t per person, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0007 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0023 t per person, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Wood charcoal — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0007 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 t per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 t per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for wood charcoal — production, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 117th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.