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