Climate Change in Papua New Guinea
1,131 indicators covering climate change for Papua New Guinea.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.8% | 109th |
| Electricity — Energy use in agriculture | 300 TJ | 2023 | up 53.2% | 98th |
| Electricity — Emissions | 42.43 kt | 2023 | up 53.2% | 83rd |
| Electricity — Emissions | 0.1 kt | 2023 | up 53.1% | 98th |
| Electricity — Emissions | 0.0005 kt | 2023 | up 66.7% | 97th |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, total | 0.3921 billion cubic meters | 2022 | unchanged | 136th |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, total | 0.0% | 2022 | unchanged | 176th |
| Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population | 65.1 | 2022 | down 5.4% | 202nd |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita | 0 kt per person | 2023 | — | 121st |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | 121st |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square | 0 kt per square kilometre | 2023 | — | 121st |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita | 0 kt per person | 2023 | down 20.1% | 127th |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.0% | 126th |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | 126th |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita | 0 kt per person | 2023 | down 20.1% | 128th |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.0% | 127th |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | 127th |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita | 0.0006 kg per person | 2023 | down 13.4% | 133rd |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.3% | 130th |
| Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.3% | 134th |
| Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions | 5.6% | 2025 | down 14.3% | 41st |
| Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions | 1.7% | 2025 | down 31.4% | 60th |
| Temperature anomalies vs. latitude | 0.5969 °C | 2025 | up 718.2% | 107th |
| Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | 44th |
| People affected by disaster, Number | 7,849 | 2024 | down 80.1% | 105th |
| Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases | 2.18 kt | 2023 | up 73.0% | 91st |
| Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita | 0 kt per person | 2023 | down 6.1% | 99th |
| Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP | 0 kt per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.9% | 76th |
| Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.5% | 108th |
| Forest fires — Emissions | 752.19 kt | 2024 | down 9.9% | 53rd |
| Other forest — Emissions | 93.83 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | 49th |
| Annual CO₂ emissions | 8.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.3% | 117th |
| Annual CO₂ emissions by world region | 8.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.3% | 117th |
| Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions | 8.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.3% | 117th |
| Carbon dioxide emissions by income level | 8.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.3% | 117th |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 11.2% | 99th |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 32.8% | 122nd |
| Methane emissions | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.2% | 137th |
| Nitrous oxide emissions | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.8% | 122nd |
| CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry | 6.72 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.2% | 102nd |
| Per capita greenhouse gas emissions | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | 119th |
| Per capita methane emissions | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 5.5% | 181st |
| Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type | 0.635 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.7% | 152nd |
| Annual CO₂ emissions from oil | 6.72 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.2% | 102nd |
| Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil | 0.635 tonnes per person | 2024 | up 9.7% | 152nd |
| Annual CO₂ emissions from cement | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | 146th |
| Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement | 0 tonnes per person | 2024 | — | 146th |
| Carbon intensity of energy | 254.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 2024 | down 11.5% | 42nd |
| Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions | -12,308 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.8% | 170th |
| Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions | 8.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.3% | 117th |
| Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring | 17,183 tonnes | 2024 | down 96.9% | 88th |
| Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 2024 | down 97.5% | 84th |
| Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.0% | 153rd |
| Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | 118th |
| Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2024 | down 26.1% | 39th |
| Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita | 254.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 2024 | down 11.5% | 42nd |
| Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2024 | up 7.0% | 154th |
| CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change | 8.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.3% | 117th |
| Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil | 182.59 million tonnes | 2024 | up 49.9% | 117th |
| Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | 153rd |