Palau vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Palau
12.78 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
14.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau rank
16th
United States rank
13th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Palau
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 14.75 tonnes per person against 12.78 tonnes per person in Palau, a difference of 1.97 tonnes per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 16th and United States ranks 13th of 192 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.11 tonnes per person | 18.8 tonnes per person | 12.69 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 12.73 tonnes per person | 22.68 tonnes per person | 9.95 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 12.41 tonnes per person | 20.54 tonnes per person | 8.13 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 12.12 tonnes per person | 21.19 tonnes per person | 9.07 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 11.14 tonnes per person | 20.73 tonnes per person | 9.58 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 12.03 tonnes per person | 17.09 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 12.18 tonnes per person | 15 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Palau or United States?
- United States, at 14.75 tonnes per person against 12.78 tonnes per person in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Palau and United States?
- 1.97 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Palau and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Palau ranks 16th and United States ranks 13th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.