Environment in Papua New Guinea 54 indicators covering environment for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.5% 125th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.22 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.9% 127th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2014 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.9% 139th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.38 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.2% 119th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.517 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 20.4% 161st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.47 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.3% 132nd Aquaculture production 2,552 metric tons 2024 down 29.6% 113th Capture fisheries production 342,808 metric tons 2024 up 21.0% 48th Total fisheries production 345,360 metric tons 2024 up 20.3% 50th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1329 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.1% 148th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.6485 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.6% 120th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4807 Mt CO2e 2024 down 30.5% 90th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6052 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.3% 115th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1.29 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.5% 111th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0665 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.0% 92nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.3% 118th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.1% 140th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0959 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.5% 111th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.2% 129th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.5% 121st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.55 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.5% 116th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0747 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.9% 136th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0046 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.5% 109th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.0% 114th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 9.6% 183rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.8% 147th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.0% 73rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 108.1% 80th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.7% 111th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e 2024 down 68.0% 129th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.6% 136th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0274 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 141st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1204 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 25.9% 102nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 154.3% 2024 down 2.1% 92nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 33.4% 2024 up 10.8% 117th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 120.9% 2024 up 24.7% 81st Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 138.8% 2024 up 124.7% 33rd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 0.1322 2022 unchanged 177th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.1% 66th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF -2.18 Mt CO2e 2023 down 116.8% 159th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -12.84 Mt CO2e 2023 down 358.4% 139th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 5.8% 2023 up 61.1% 152nd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 10.5% 2023 up 23.5% 162nd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 33.4% 2023 down 15.0% 157th Forest rents 2.0% 2021 down 38.0% 37th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 64.2 2022 up 45.6% 54th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -24.01 Mt CO2e 2023 down 128.0% 142nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 9.55 Mt CO2e 2023 down 32.2% 50th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.1001 Mt CO2e 2023 up 68.7% 145th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 1.72 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 19th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 3.1% 2017 down 83.3% 158th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd