🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Papua New Guinea emitted around 43.4 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.08% of the global total.
• Per person: This was around 4.1 tonnes per person per year, rated moderate on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 2.01 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 4.1% yearly, over the ten years to 2024-slightly faster than the 4% yearly global decline needed for Net Zero in 2050 and around 1.7 °C warming.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up around 87% of emissions, methane 8.5%, nitrous oxide 4.2% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Papua New Guinea's emissions have produced around 3,420 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.09% of the global total, or around 8 tonnes per person per year on a population-weighted basis.
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