Climate Change in Papua New Guinea

1,131 indicators covering climate change for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 6.43 million tonnes 2024 up 20.5% 71st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions -0.1% 2024 down 100.4% 169th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 36.31 million tonnes 2024 down 19.2% 80th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 27.97 million tonnes 2024 down 27.9% 32nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 2.64 tonnes per person 2024 down 41.9% 22nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 36.31 million tonnes 2024 down 19.2% 80th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 3.43 tonnes per person 2024 down 34.9% 101st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.1% 2024 down 15.0% 99th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 3.8% 122nd
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 up 5.8% 137th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.1% 2024 down 3.4% 122nd
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0002 °C 2024 up 35.0% 133rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0002 °C 2024 up 35.0% 133rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0013 °C 2024 up 15.2% 71st
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 29.6% 140th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 11.2% 99th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0.0007 tonnes per person 1998 down 28.2% 127th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 3,664 tonnes 1998 unchanged 132nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 51,277 tonnes 1998 up 249.9% 158th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.0007 tonnes per person 1998 down 28.2% 127th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 2.18 kt 2023 up 73.0% 76th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 66.13 years 2023 up 3.5% 202nd
Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0 ha per person 2023 down 19.3% 95th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 95th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 20.1% 95th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 95th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 89th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 89th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0 t per person 2023 down 19.3% 95th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0.0005 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 95th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 14.2 2022 up 43.4% 194th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.3% 101st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 103rd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.3% 101st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 103rd
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.3% 101st
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 103rd
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0.03 t 2024 up 200.0% 134th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0.02 1000 USD 2024 down 97.8% 139th
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 0.255 2021 unchanged 176th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 30.3% 94th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 30.3% 94th
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 30.3% 94th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 626.59 kilograms per person 2023 up 829.0% 33rd
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 1.49 million tonnes 2023 up 9.6% 113th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 2.67 million tonnes 2023 up 9.9% 122nd
Methane emissions by sector 50,000 tonnes 2023 up 25.0% 45th
Methane emissions from agriculture 1.18 million tonnes 2023 up 10.3% 130th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 162.66 kilograms per person 2023 down 6.2% 155th
CO₂ emissions from transport 1.69 million tonnes 2023 up 17.4% 131st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 21.17 kilograms per person 2023 down 12.1% 133rd
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 6.2 2025 up 77.1% 41st
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 6.3 2025 up 16.7% 23rd
Lack of coping capacity 6.8 2025 down 8.1% 27th
Vulnerability 6 2025 unchanged 34th
CO₂ emissions by sector 200,000 tonnes 2023 up 33.3% 127th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 19.25 kilograms per person 2023 up 6.6% 154th
Terrestrial protected areas 3.7% 2025 up 19.4% 191st
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.7% 2025 unchanged 183rd