Climate Change in Papua New Guinea 1,131 indicators covering climate change for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Marine protected areas 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 139th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 19.3% 93rd Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 1.0% 95th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 20.1% 91st Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 91st Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 20.1% 95th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 96th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 20.1% 95th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 96th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0014 kg per person 2023 down 17.4% 96th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 0.0325 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 3.4% 98th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 30.3% 86th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.0% 85th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.0% 90th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 31.0% 90th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.7% 91st Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 310,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 88th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 53.4 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 — 101st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 1,309 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 down 10.6% 90th Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 1.61 million tonnes 2024 up 150.0% 93rd Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1524 tonnes per person 2024 up 101.5% 94th Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 20.64 million tonnes 2024 up 217.6% 102nd Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 513.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 13.3% 91st Humid tropical forest — Emissions 658.36 kt 2024 down 11.8% 40th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 9.66 kilograms 2024 down 14.1% 155th CO₂ emissions from international aviation 102,171 tonnes 2024 up 6.6% 143rd Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 20.72 million tonnes 2026 up 152.9% 32nd Urban population 15.8% 2025 up 11.4% 217th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 3 2020 up 50.0% 10th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 60,900 2020 down 19.1% 52nd Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 96.2% 2015 up 9.0% 22nd Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.6% 2015 up 134.5% 36th CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.7 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 6.9% 62nd Maritime transport CO2 emissions 259,513 Tonnes 2025 down 14.8% 45th CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 198.19 tonnes 2022 down 99.9% 141st Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 63,970 tonnes 2022 down 72.9% 128th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 0.0194 kilograms 2022 down 99.9% 141st Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 6.27 kilograms 2022 down 77.9% 127th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 0.0194 kilograms 2022 down 99.9% 141st Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 0.0194 kilograms 2022 down 99.9% 140th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2015 unchanged 32nd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 9,199 2015 down 94.3% 48th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 113.64 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 139.6% 36th Air transport emissions 0.1352 Tonnes 2024 down 61.5% 90th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 9,594 kt 2015 up 163.8% 10th Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC 9,594 kt 2015 up 163.8% 9th Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 9,594 kt 2015 up 163.8% 9th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Landslide 2 2024 up 100.0% 2nd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 7,849 2024 — 6th Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local 0.0% 2020 — 74th Decadal temperature anomalies 0.1717 °C 2010 up 488.8% 147th ← Previous Page 19 of 19