Curacao vs Palau: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Curacao
12.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau
12.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Curacao rank
18th
Palau rank
17th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Curacao
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 12.76 tonnes per person against 12.34 tonnes per person in Curacao, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 18th and Palau ranks 17th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 7 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.57 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 86.07 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1960s | 70.07 tonnes per person | 6.1 tonnes per person | 63.97 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1970s | 74.88 tonnes per person | 12.71 tonnes per person | 62.18 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1980s | 44.14 tonnes per person | 12.39 tonnes per person | 31.75 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 1990s | 24.09 tonnes per person | 12.1 tonnes per person | 12 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2000s | 35.1 tonnes per person | 11.13 tonnes per person | 23.97 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2010s | 32.17 tonnes per person | 12.01 tonnes per person | 20.16 tonnes per person | Curacao |
| 2020s | 11.71 tonnes per person | 12.16 tonnes per person | 0.4515 tonnes per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Curacao or Palau?
- Palau, at 12.76 tonnes per person against 12.34 tonnes per person in Curacao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Curacao and Palau?
- 0.42 tonnes per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Palau?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and Palau rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Curacao ranks 18th and Palau ranks 17th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.