Greenland vs Palau: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Greenland
619.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau
644.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greenland rank
27th
Palau rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Greenland
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 644.18 tonnes per person against 619.23 tonnes per person in Greenland, a difference of 24.95 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 27th and Palau ranks 25th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.74 tonnes per person | 32.94 tonnes per person | 48.8 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 157.13 tonnes per person | 129.53 tonnes per person | 27.61 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 238.22 tonnes per person | 232.33 tonnes per person | 5.89 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 319.09 tonnes per person | 299.16 tonnes per person | 19.93 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 421.68 tonnes per person | 371.3 tonnes per person | 50.38 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 530.29 tonnes per person | 524.04 tonnes per person | 6.25 tonnes per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 599.68 tonnes per person | 617.39 tonnes per person | 17.71 tonnes per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Greenland or Palau?
- Palau, at 644.18 tonnes per person against 619.23 tonnes per person in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Greenland and Palau?
- 24.95 tonnes per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Palau rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 27th and Palau ranks 25th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.