Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.87 tonnes in Indonesia and 0.52 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 2.35 tonnes, or 5.54 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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Watch it change on the maptonnes per person · EDGAR
Latest figures
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2.87 2024 | 1.95 | 94 of 202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.52 2024 | 0.65 | 160 of 202 |
| World | 4.69 2024 | 4.78 |
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2024, Indonesia ranked 94 and Papua New Guinea ranked 160 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.87 | 0.52 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.75 | 0.53 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.59 | 0.54 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.25 | 0.54 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.17 | 0.56 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.34 | 0.52 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.21 | 0.52 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0.63 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.92 | 0.74 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.96 | 0.68 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1.95 | 0.65 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 1.86 | 0.55 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0.53 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0.57 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 0.55 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 1.69 | 0.67 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 1.65 | 0.71 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 1.7 | 0.76 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 1.64 | 0.79 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 1.57 | 0.8 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 1.58 | 0.76 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.57 | 0.74 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.46 | 0.69 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.46 | 0.62 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 1.38 | 0.53 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.39 | 0.5 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.33 | 0.64 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.33 | 0.53 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.2 | 0.53 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.03 | 0.59 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.96 | 0.6 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.94 | 0.55 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.88 | 0.55 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.75 | 0.54 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.69 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.69 | 0.48 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.6 | 0.52 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.6 | 0.51 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.39 | 0.5 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.37 | 0.65 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.34 | 0.54 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time