Palau vs Vanuatu: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions

Palau
4.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
4.6%
in 2024
Palau rank
27th
Vanuatu rank
26th

Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Palau
  • Vanuatu
-1000100200300195619902024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 37 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 27th and Vanuatu ranks 26th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 16.3% 9.0% 7.3% Palau
1970s 3.5% 5.0% 1.6% Vanuatu
1980s 6.6% 7.2% 0.6% Vanuatu
1990s -1.0% 2.7% 3.7% Vanuatu
2000s -0.1% 4.8% 4.8% Vanuatu
2010s 1.2% 4.5% 3.4% Vanuatu
2020s 0.9% 4.3% 3.4% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Palau or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Palau and Vanuatu?
0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Vanuatu?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Palau and Vanuatu rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
Palau ranks 27th and Vanuatu ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 22,456 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.